Autism and special needs: Early intervention therapy model

Have you come across any children with developmental disorders? Do you know how it affects their lives and the lives of the people around them? What can you do to help?

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Autism, affects the individual’s learning and thinking patterns. This in turn affects their behavior and how they interact with other people. A good understanding of Autism is critical to customizing effective intervention strategies for individuals with special needs.

After attending this course, you will be able to

– Identify characteristics of children with autism, ADHD and other developmental issues.

– Step by step guide on how to help them improve from their current conditions.

– Learn and create visual aids to help them navigate transitions, build routines and improve their wellbeing in home and school settings.

– Find out the most current techniques of helping children with autism/special needs to communicate via words or picture exchange communication system (PECS)

– Create a basic curriculum so they can learn alphabets, numbers and cognitive skills more easily

– Teach them super important life skills such as toileting, self-feeding, putting on shoes and much more!

– Learn ways on how to handle meltdowns at home and public places.

– Learn the basics of how to generalize what is learnt in this course into the real world setting!