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For Autistic People

Understanding Autism & Anxiety (for Autistic People)

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Overview
Curriculum
  • 8 Sections
  • 35 Lessons
  • 6 Quizzes
  • 3h Duration
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Course Overview
3 Lessons
  1. About this course
  2. Course design
  3. The Girl With The Curly Hair background
Module 1: What is Anxiety?
3 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Understanding what anxiety is
  2. Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn
  3. Anxiety isn't always bad
  4. End of module quiz
Module 2: Anxiety & Autism
4 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Recognise anxiety
  2. Anxiety & autism
  3. Communicate your anxiety
  4. Acknowledge anxiety
  5. End of module quiz
Module 3: Managing Anxiety, Part 1
6 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Find out lots of information in advance
  2. Always have an end time
  3. Make situations feel familiar
  4. Live in the moment and by feel
  5. When planning helps and when it doesn't
  6. Manage sensory anxiety
  7. End of module quiz
Module 4: Managing Anxiety, Part 2
7 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Reduce uncertainty about your own decisions
  2. Manage unexpected or sudden change
  3. Choose the best day and time for difficult tasks
  4. Identify which element of a situation makes you anxious (The Volcano Concept)
  5. Decide whether a situation is really worth the anxiety
  6. When the problem is 'how', not 'what'
  7. Use masking
  8. End of module quiz
Module 5: Managing Anxiety, Part 3
7 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Obtain reassurance
  2. Have a daily routine or small routines in general
  3. Sleep, eating and exercise
  4. Having enough rest and time alone
  5. When systems are not designed with autistic people in mind
  6. The 4 Anxiety Responses
  7. Be kind to yourself
  8. End of module quiz
Module 6: Apply your Learning
2 Lessons
  1. Activity: Reflect on it!
  2. Your anxiety toolkit
Summary, Final Quiz and Certificate
3 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Well done
  2. Key points to remember
  3. Final quiz: Can you apply the principles?
  4. Course completion and certificate

About this course

Understanding Autism & Anxiety (for Autistic People) is for autistic individuals who wish to better understand their anxious feelings and gain some ideas about how to manage their anxiety in daily life.

What you’ll learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Understand what anxiety is
  • Identify when and why you might be feeling anxious
  • Have ideas for a variety of strategies to manage your anxiety

Modules

  • What is Anxiety?
  • Anxiety & Autism
  • Recognising Anxiety
  • Managing Anxiety, Part 1
  • Managing Anxiety, part 2
  • Managing Anxiety, Part 3

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