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Certificate of Achievement

Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course:

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT

This online course explored autism, including diagnosis, the autistic spectrum, and life with autism. The
course was presented in the context of addressing the 'big question': does autism exist?

4 weeks, 3 hours per week

Dr Jill Bradshaw
Lead Educator, and Lecturer in Learning Disability
The University of Kent

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 Stéphanie Martin
has completed the following course: 91%
AVERAGE TEST
UNDERSTANDING AUTISM SCORE

THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT

This online course explored autism, including

diagnosis, the autistic spectrum, and life with
autism. The course was presented in the context
of addressing the 'big question': does autism
exist?
STUDY REQUIREMENT
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Explain what autism is, and evaluate how we
know that it exists
• Identify social communication skills and explain
what happens if they do not develop as
expected
• Summarise knowledge of sensory and repetitive
behaviours, and whether such behaviours are
advantages or disadvantages
• Explain why many people on the autism
spectrum have co-occurring conditions
• Identify the origins of strengths and difficulties
experienced by people on the autism spectrum
• Explore and discuss lived experiences of people
on the autism spectrum
SYLLABUS
• What is autism… and how do we know whether
it exists?
• Social communication skills
• Sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours
• Co-occurring conditions
• Strengths and difficulties of people on the
autism spectrum
• Lived experiences of people on the autism
spectrum

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