Why you should do this course:

  • You would like to know how to best manage an autistic employee
  • Your organisation offers apprenticeships or internships
  • You would like to better understand your autistic employee
  • You feel that having general information and guidance about autism would be helpful
  • (If you are an education professional), you would like ideas on how to help an autistic young person with their transition into work

Course Description:

  • Pre-learning questionnaire: You complete an online survey before you begin.
  • Animation: Watch an animated short film (13 minutes) that shows a day in the university placement year for the autistic character, The Girl With The Curly Hair.
  • Analyses: Read a detailed analysis on each scene in the film that discusses each learning point highlighted in the animation.
  • Your own ideas: Think about what you might add to each learning point that has been discussed.
  • Quizzes: Answer questions to check your understanding along the way.
  • Certificate of completion: Download and print a certificate for your CV or learning development.

This course was written and created by autistic author and founder of The Curly Hair Project, Alis Rowe.

Modules:

Optional introduction to our work.

An outline of how this course should be taken.

Watch the full film first to gain a broad overview. The film gives you the background for the rest of the course.

The Girl With The Curly Hair is working in a science measurement and testing company as part of her university degree. She has been working there for two weeks.

The Girl With The Curly Hair’s manager, Clare, encourages The Girl With The Curly Hair to go to the canteen with the “young ones.”

The Girl With The Curly Hair fancies a cup of tea but doesn’t wish to visit the communal kitchen.

The Girl With The Curly Hair has a supportive chat with an understanding colleague, Mike.

The Girl With The Curly Hair goes for a walk.

The Girl With The Curly Hair does an experiment that Clare had scheduled for her to do at the last minute.

The Girl With The Curly Hair feels very anxious about the things that have happened during the working day. She isn’t sure she’ll be able to focus on her special interest when she gets home.

Reflection on what you might have learned.

£42.00

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This Course Includes:

  • 13 min Short Animated Film
  • 50+ pages of Notes
  • Quizzes
  • 1 year access
  • Certificate of completion

Requirements:

None.

Audience:

  • Employers, managers or other staff who would like to learn how to support an autistic worker.
  • Employers, managers or other staff who offer apprenticeships or internships to autistic people.
  • Education professionals who would like to support an autistic young person with their transition into work.
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