Course Description:
For professionals, the training offers in-depth insight into autism, self-harm and mental health, helping to build understanding and practical approaches to supporting autistic people in a holistic, person-centred, trauma-informed way. It includes:
- what causes autism and how it presents
- pros and cons of getting an autism diagnosis
- support needs, masking, and managing sensory overload
- why autistic people are at higher risk of experiencing mental health challenges and self-harm (including eating disorders)
- autism and LGBT+
