UKC - Understanding Autism
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Understanding Autism at FutureLearn Overview
Understanding Autism
at FutureLearn
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Understanding Autism at FutureLearn Highlights
Understanding Autism
at FutureLearn
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
- Accreditation Available
Understanding Autism at FutureLearn Course details
Understanding Autism
at FutureLearn
More about this course
- First identified over 70 years ago, autism is a lifelong developmental disability affecting how a person communicates with and relates to others, and how they make sense of the world. It is a spectrum condition; all people on the spectrum share certain difficulties, but their condition affects them in different ways.
- Around 700,000 people in the UK are on the spectrum, 1 in every 100 people. There are no blood tests or brain scans that will detect autism - so what exactly are we talking about?
- Image: Connor Sparrowhawk
Understanding Autism at FutureLearn Curriculum
Understanding Autism
at FutureLearn
What is autism?
Welcome to the course
How do we know that autism exists?
What is social communication?
Social communication difficulties
Strengths and challenges
Sensory issues and repetitive behaviours
Sensory differences
Making use of strengths and minimising challenges
The origins of autism, and co-existing conditions
Where have our ideas about autism come from?
Co-existing conditions
One thing or many?
How do we know autism exists?
Case studies
Advantages and disadvantages of a diagnostic category of autism
Autism as a singular concept
Bringing it all together
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