If you are looking to provide your staff with a more in-depth introduction to autism and autistic experience, this course will develop your knowledge and understanding through exploring key areas of difference.

This course is aimed at professionals who already have an understanding of autism, this training introduces the National Autistic Society’s SPELL framework and supportive approaches. SPELL is a framework for understanding and responding to autistic people’s needs. It will allow you to develop better practice and use evidence-based strategies to support autistic children and adults.

This module provides perspectives from autistic people about how autism is defined and experienced. It will enable learners to recognise the strengths and challenges experienced by many autistic people and how to respond to create enabling environments.

The aim of the module is to increase understanding of autistic experience, autistic mental health experiences and to explore supportive strategies to support young autistic people’s mental health.  

Essential Bundle (5for4): This bundle will give you access to all 5 of our essential modules for the price of 4. Modules include: Understanding Autism, Autism & Communication, Autism & Sensory Experience, Autism, Stress and Anxiety, Autism: Supporting Families.

Non-medical helpers and mentors (NMH) Bundle Our NMH bundles consists of six modules for the price of five: Understanding autism, Autism and communication, Autism and sensory experience, Autism, stress and anxiety, Autism: supporting families, Women and girls on the autism spectrum.

This postgraduate course is a successful collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University and the National Autistic Society.