Aims
The course addresses issues of social perceptions of people with autism. It lends itself to understanding why social scripts, when constructed efficiently can increase the person’s level of participation, independence and confidence in social settings. It provides practical ideas and techniques on how to develop social scripts that will impact on reducing the difficult behavior for the individual.
At the end of the course learners will:
Learn how behaviour can be reflective of social misunderstanding in people with autism
Gain an understanding of what social scripts are and when to use them
Understand how social scripts increase levels of participation, independence and confidence in social settings
Recognition different types of sentences and how they impact on the persons level of understanding
Confidently write social scripts based on person centred assessment