You study:

• defining conditions and diagnostic criteria - implications and issues
• assessment tools, issues and differential diagnosis
• key drivers and key social policy and legislation within the context of service provision for people living with autism spectrum conditions and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• the impact of the conditions, exploring pervasive features
• explanations for autism, theory of mind, executive functioning and central coherence
• functional analysis and applied behavioural analysis
• learning theories and educational perspectives
• ways to improve attention
• proactive strategies and interventions to reduce the impact of difficulties.

Where you study

This course is delivered at the Centre for Professional and Executive Development, Darlington campus, and the Middlesbrough campus.

How you learn

Your learning consists of a range of face-to-face sessions blended with online resources.

How you are assessed

You are assessed by a 4,000-word case study of a service user known to yourself. This assesses your ability to demonstrate a critical understanding of assessment, planning and evaluation processes in relation to working with an individual living with an autism condition and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (depending on your working environment), together with being able to critically evaluate the evidence base for supporting people living with autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Entry requirements

You must have evidence of studying at Level 6.