Description
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- State what autism is
- Understand the terms ASD, Asperger’s Syndrome and the Triad of Impairments
- Understand what high quality care looks like
- Know how autism is diagnosed
- Identify the symptoms of autism
- Understand the difficulties that people with autism have with social communication
- Know who can diagnose autism
- State what person centred planning is
- Know how to act when faced with challenging behaviour and meltdowns
- Understand the best ways to communicate with people with autism