Diploma in Autism & Aspergers Syndrome

How can you help young people with autism?

A child with autism behaves differently from others. Not in a bad way - but in a quirky, "Can't-quite-put-your-finger-on-it" way.

They tend to fiddle a lot, say inappropriate things, can never quite sit still, and you often find them daydreaming.

You may notice their hair is a little unkempt and they wear the same clothes every day. Some autistic young people don't much bother about how they look and how they appear to others.

They may not have many friends and don't make eye contact.

And it can be frustrating when you see their academic results: a high score in maths (which is methodical and ordered - a symptom of autism), and barely scraping through in geography, English or PE.

Does this sound familiar? What’s going on? The answer: you're in the presence of a brilliant child who isn't living up to their potential.

The Blackford Centre’s distance learning course can help you support and develop young people with autism. We can help you gain better insight into your pupils who are a little different, by providing you with the information you need to make the world a better place for young people with autism.

The knowledge you’ll gain on our autism distance learning course will qualify you as a positive and effective advisor to young people with autism.

1 in 100 young people have autism, or a form of autism such as Asperger’s.This means that at some stage you're likely to have a child with autism in your classroom. 

Our autism distance learning course is designed to help professionals (and parents) help young people with autism reach the potential they deserve, in terms of their education and day to day social skills.