Learn to recognise concerning behaviours, understand the diagnosis process, create a plan, build on strengths, and successfully advocate for your child.
"Autism and Neurodiversity: Building Your Child's Strengths" is an invaluable course designed to empower family members and carers of young children who may be exhibiting early signs of autism. This comprehensive program, developed by Curtin University in collaboration with Kalparrin.org.au, offers a wealth of knowledge and practical skills to help you navigate the complex world of autism and neurodiversity.
This is an introductory-level course with no prerequisites, making it accessible to all parents, family members, and carers interested in supporting children with autism or neurodiversity.
The skills acquired in this course will prove invaluable in various real-world situations:
By mastering these skills, learners will be better equipped to support the growth, development, and overall well-being of autistic and neurodiverse children, while also maintaining their own emotional and mental health as carers.
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Learn to promote your own good mental health, celebrate individuality, strengths, and skills associated with autism, and recognise when you may need extra support. This course provides autistic people and those around them with the knowledge and skills to navigate the relationship between autism and positive mental health outcomes.
Using coaching approaches in your educational conversations will help you support learners to really maximise their potential, as you become an even more effective and inspiring educator. Over these next four modules, you will become much more familiar with some key coaching principles and skills, and will be equipped to start applying these in your own educational contexts.
The course enables students, parents and those treating people with an intellectual developmental disability to personally meet the person behind the definition and learn how to help him reach his full potential by harnessing his strengths and the caring support of his family to cope successfully.
