Stress and anxiety affect many autistic children and adults, causing significant distress that may be expressed in ways that challenge the person and others who struggle to understand them.This course is designed for anyone who works with autistic children or adults and already has an understanding of autism.

We recommend this course to all practitioners because anxiety and stress are such a difficulty for many autistic people. We must understand why this is if we are to provide support that works and makes a lasting difference.

Our interactive virtual training delivery model ensures we are proud to deliver the exact same learning outcomes for you as our face to face training course, in a learner friendly and accessible way.

Trainer: Niki Daniel, Deborah Garland or Mandy Rutter

Training times

This training runs from 9.30-11am and 1-2.30pm.

Live online training for your organisation

Course content

Introduction to autism.
Stress and anxiety in autism.
Terminology and definitions of ‘behaviour’.
Understanding stress and anxiety using SPELL.
Proactive strategies for support.

Outcomes

Describe current thinking about autism.
Discuss causes of stress and anxiety for autistic people.
Identify different definitions of ‘behaviour’.
Apply skills in understanding anxiety and behaviour using the SPELL framework.
Describe and implement changes to environment and practice to support autistic people proactively and during difficult times.

CPD Accreditation

This module is accredited by the CPD Certification Service (the leading CPD accreditation institution) as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
Learners will receive a certificate of completion which can be used as verifiable documentary evidence when submitting CPD recording forms.
For further information on the CPD Certification service please visit the CPD website.