Autism and Learning Disabilities
PANS Members can sign up to four courses for free. A form must be filled in for each one you wish to complete.
Please email palearning@wea.ac.uk to get started.
Courses can be done on any computer, laptop, iPad, tablet or smart phone. Internet connection is also required.
You will receive a digital certificate upon completion, via email.
What do the modules cover?
- Introduction to learning disabilities (LD)
- Classification
- Profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)
- Syndromes and conditions associated with LD
- Common challenges
- Causes of LD
- Diagnosis of LD
- Learning difficulty vs learning disability
- Support
- Introduction to Autism
- Causes of Autism
- Co-existing conditions
- Signs and symptoms of Autism
- Social communication
- Social interaction
- Social imagination
- Sensory processing, perception and cognition
- Sensory environment
- Behaviour that challenges
- Autism diagnosis
- Autism therapies
- Needs assessments
- Care plans
- Person-centred approaches
- Legislation and human rights
- Mental capacity
- Discrimination
- Abuse and whistleblowing
More details can be found here: Autism and Learning Disabilities – Social Care TV
If you wish to complete this course, please email palearning@wea.ac.uk