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Autism 101
An introductory workshop to understanding autism from both the diagnostic and the neurodiversity perspective, giving people a rounded understanding of autism and what it is like to be a person with autistic neurology.
About our Autism 101 Course
This workshop takes you on a journey to understanding autism from the autistic perspective. It begins with looking at the medical model of autism and follows through with how the diagnosis looks from the autistic perspective
Workshop Summary
Autism 101 is an introductory level workshop that aims to give people a rounded understanding of autism and what it is like to be a person with autistic neurology. This workshop takes you on a journey to understanding autism from the autistic perspective. It begins with looking at the medical model of autism and follows through with how the diagnosis looks from the autistic perspective.
Duration: 2 hours Cost: $50
Learning outcomes
- Understanding of how autism is diagnosed in australia
- Impacts on autism diagnosis
- Different perspectives on autism
- Seeing autism from the autistic perspective
Presentation outline
- Perspective-taking – different perspectives on the origin of autism
- Diagnosis in Australia – How do we diagnose autism in Australia
- Levels and functioning labels – the fluidity of functioning
- Co-occurring conditions – Seeing the person as a whole but understanding each component
- Facts and Stats
- Communication – Communication disorder or communication difference
- Sensory processing – The impact of our sensory system on processing and function
- The special interest – The value in hyperfocus and following our interests
- Repetitive behaviours – It is part of the diagnosis, but what is their function, are they all the same
Presentation in detail
Facts and Stats
- Australian and international Facts and Statistics on autism
Diagnosis in Australia
The Autism CRCs guidelines for a diagnosis of autism in Australia
- Child process
- Adult process
Autism diagnosis under the DSM 5 /ICD10 criteria
- Diagnostic criteria
- Levels
- Co-occurring conditions
- Cognitive differences
Changing Perspective
Different ways of understanding and perceiving autism and how it presents
- Medical Model
- Neurodiversity
- Anthropological
What does it mean to have an autism diagnosis from the autistic perspective?
- Communication
- Sensory processing
- The special interest
- Repetitive behaviours
The autism constellation theory
A developmental model of autism
Type of Training
Introductory
Cost
$90 per person
Duration
Approx 2 hours
Delivery
Zoom or in-person
Dates
To be announced
Time
To be announced
Location
In-person: at 418 Wilson St, Albury
Online: Via Zoom
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Wednesday: Closed
Thursday & Friday: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm
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Address: 418 Wilson St, Albury
2640
By Appointment Only
Monday & Tuesday: 9.30am – 9.30pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday & Friday: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm