For Autistic People

Autism & Socialising

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Overview
Curriculum
  • 10 Sections
  • 43 Lessons
  • 8 Quizzes
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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: Socialising
6 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. The 3 components of socialising
  2. Social interaction
  3. Social communication
  4. Social imagination
  5. The Glass Jar Theory
  6. The Dissociation Effect
  7. End of module 1 quiz
Module 2: Introversion, extroversion and Social Energy Theory
3 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Introversion and extroversion
  2. Social Energy Theory
  3. Manage your social energy
  4. End of module 2 quiz
Module 3: Social anxiety
4 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Understanding social anxiety
  2. Avoidance, and when speaking becomes difficult
  3. The Glass Jar versus the Shell
  4. The Girl With The Curly Hair social anxiety examples
  5. End of module 3 quiz
Module 4: Learning how to be your authentic self
3 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Understanding masking
  2. How can you reduce masking?
  3. The Girl With The Curly Hair masking examples
  4. End of module 4 quiz
Module 5: Relationships are a two-way effort
4 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. The responsibility also lies with others
  2. Building understanding takes time
  3. The 3 levels of connecting with someone
  4. Putting yourself in another person's shoes
  5. End of module 5 quiz
Module 6: Strategies to make socialising easier, part 1
7 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Understand yourself first
  2. Help others understand you
  3. Learn fundamental social skills
  4. Have some general ideas for conversation
  5. Use shared interests and things you have in common
  6. Be curious about people
  7. Teach others something you know
  8. End of module 6 quiz
Module 7: Strategies to make socialising easier, part 2
8 Lessons1 Quiz
  1. Create structure
  2. Have an exit strategy
  3. Strategies for group situations
  4. The importance of having one trusted person
  5. Be supportive of someone else
  6. It is okay to decline a social event to protect your wellbeing
  7. Socialising is a skill you build over time
  8. It is okay to be different
  9. End of module 7 quiz
Module 8: Apply your learning
2 Lessons
  1. Reflect on it!
  2. Your socialising 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

Autism & Socialising is for autistic individuals who wish to better understand their experiences of socialising and obtain ideas for how to make social situations more manageable.

What you’ll learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Recognise why your experiences of socialising might be different or difficult
  • Identify whether you are introverted or extroverted and the particular challenges you have
  • Understand what masking is, notice when you are doing it and why, and develop ideas for how to be more your authentic self
  • Have a toolkit of ideas to help make social situations more manageable
  • Have ideas for how to better connect with other people and have meaningful relationships

Modules

  • Socialising
  • Introversion, extroversion and Social Energy Theory
  • Social anxiety
  • Learning how to be your authentic self
  • Relations are a two-way fffort
  • Strategies for managing socialising, part 1
  • Strategies for managing socialising, part 2

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