5 February 2020 10:00am–4:00pm
Non-residential at UNISON Regional Centre, Leeds
This course is a one day session delivered by an Open University lecturer and is open to UNISON members and activists.
The general content of the day is as follows:
- Historical background to autism
- Characteristics of autism
- Areas of difficulty
- Typical behaviours
- Some strategies for dealing with people with autism
The course is not intended to be a day about how to manage someone with autism in a setting, but is more of a general introduction with some guidance given.