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      <title>Autism Awareness</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Autism Awareness&#xA;&#xA;I have now completed &#39;Autism Awareness&#39; with e-learning at work.  Another really good course.&#xA;&#xA;This course will provide you with an understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child&#39;s daily life.&#xA;&#xA;It will touch on what factors contribute towards a child developing autism as well as some of the typical behaviours associated with it and how you can provide effective support for those with the condition.&#xA;&#xA;It also discusses what happens during the diagnosis process, some of the intervention methods that can help manage the condition and suggests some simple adaptations you can make to improve a child with autism&#39;s day to day life.&#xA;&#xA;The course covers the following modules:&#xA;&#xA;  Definitions, Context &amp; Background &#xA;  Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder &#xA;  Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder&#xA;  Testing and Support&#xA;&#xA;Autism Swareness&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;e-learning at work&#xA;Course information&#xA;National Autistic Society&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CPD,#Autism,#Awareness&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>I have now completed &#39;Autism Awareness&#39; with e-learning at work.  Another really good course.</p>

<pre><code>This course will provide you with an understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child&#39;s daily life.

It will touch on what factors contribute towards a child developing autism as well as some of the typical behaviours associated with it and how you can provide effective support for those with the condition.

It also discusses what happens during the diagnosis process, some of the intervention methods that can help manage the condition and suggests some simple adaptations you can make to improve a child with autism&#39;s day to day life.
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<p>The course covers the following modules:</p>
<ul><li>Definitions, Context &amp; Background</li>
<li>Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder</li>
<li>Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder</li>
<li>Testing and Support</li></ul>

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<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/certs/AutismAwareness.png" alt="Autism Swareness"></p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.elearningatwork.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">e-learning at work</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.elearningatwork.co.uk/courses/care-sector/autism-awareness" rel="nofollow">Course information</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.autism.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">National Autistic Society</a></li></ul>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Anxiety: Helping Your Autistic Child to Help Themselves</title>
      <link>https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/anxiety-helping-your-autistic-child-to-help-themselves</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Anxiety: Helping Your Autistic Child to Help Themselves&#xA;&#xA;Anxiety is very much part of growing up and is something that we will all face at some point in our lives. However, Autistic children can experience Anxiety more intensely and more frequently than other children. Throughout the following modules, we will consider how best to support children with Autism.   &#xA;&#xA;Anxiety and autism Certificate&#xA;&#xA;REFERENCES&#xA;&#xA;Creative Education&#xA;Course Page&#xA;&#xA;TAGS&#xA;&#xA;#CreativeEducation,#Support,#Children,#autism,#anxiety&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anxiety: Helping Your Autistic Child to Help Themselves</p>

<p>Anxiety is very much part of growing up and is something that we will all face at some point in our lives. However, Autistic children can experience Anxiety more intensely and more frequently than other children. Throughout the following modules, we will consider how best to support children with Autism.</p>

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<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/certs/autistic-child-help-self.png" alt="Anxiety and autism Certificate"></p>

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