Supporting Autism and Neurodiversity (SAND) Core Course

6 Getting it Right- Practical strategies to analysebehaviours and how to build intervention plans to support growth and capacity within out individuals. How to manage risk and minimise negative behaviours. Building your own coping responses and helping your individual build resilience

5 Arousal and Behaviour- a look at the impact these 5 differences have on arousal levels and resulting defensive behaviours. Strategies to understand causation and to reduce and manage arousal and behaviours.

4 Sensory Differences- understanding the sensory systemand the differences common within neurodiversity. The impacts of these and practical strategies to minimise and manage impact.

3 Processing Differences – the differences and impacts of brain diversity and their impacts on function withpractical strategies to minimise impact on function, relationships and learning within a wide range of environments and functions.

2 Communication – the differences and impacts oncommunication, looking at presentation and processing and focusing on practical strategies to support your individual.

1 ASD and NeurodiversityAn introduction to the presentation and impacts of neurodiversity explaining the different conditionsand their overlaps. This is a foundation session to look at the impacts of divergence [introducing the 5 impacts], the likelihood of overlapping traits and a foundation for the rest of the course.