Training

Our Training and Consultancy team has many years of lived and practitioner experience in developing and delivering courses on autism. We train professionals, employers, or any organisation providing services accessed by autistic people.

We offer standard training courses, bespoke training solutions and e-learning. Alongside our training delivery, we also run an Annual Professionals' Conference.

Our extensive training offer includes courses that support understanding of autism, specialist and licenced-user courses, and online modules. We offer a flexible delivery model. This means you can access our courses as an organisation or as an individual. By booking a course as an organisation, our trainers come to you and deliver at your location or virtually.

Standard training courses:

Training in understanding autism and supportive approaches

If your role involves supporting autistic people, working alongside autistic colleagues or you are looking for information about the SPELL framework, we offer a selection of courses to meet your needs.

For further information, please see https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/training-in-understanding-autism-and-supportive-ap.

Sector-specific training

Our sector-specific training courses are suitable for higher education staff, Criminal Justice System staff, social care assessors and diagnosticians.

For further information, please see https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/sector-specific-training.

Training to enhance your autism knowledge

This suite of courses is for professionals who already have a basic understanding of autism and are looking to increase their understanding of specific areas. Topics include stress and anxiety, sensory processing, continence, eating challenges and Social Stories™.

For further information, please see https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/training-to-enhance-your-autism-knowledge-and-prac.

Train the trainer (licensed user training)

If you are looking for an established programme that you can deliver to your staff team or to families in your local area, you can come and train with us to become licensed to deliver the programme yourself. The portfolio includes three parent support programmes (EarlyBird, EarlyBird Plus and Teen Life) and two professional programmes (Essential Autism and Autism & SPELL).

For further information, please see https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/train-the-trainer.

University-accredited courses

The two university-accredited courses offered are a Postgraduate Certificate in Autism with Sheffield Hallam University and a 20-credit undergraduate course, Working with the autism spectrum: theory into practice, with Edinburgh Napier University.

For further information, please see https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/university-accredited-courses.

Bespoke training solutions

We can work with you to assess your specific requirements.

Complete our training enquiry form at https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training.

E-learning

Our e-learning modules cover a wide variety of subjects and are a great way to gain knowledge and understanding of autism at your own pace and at a time convenient to you.

Find out more about our e-learning modules at https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/autism-training-and-best-practice/training/e-learning.

Professional practice

Articles and opinion pieces written by professionals and autistic people who share their knowledge, good practice, research and advice for anyone working with autistic people.

Browse professional practice articles at https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice.

Newsletters for professionals

Autism Practice monthly newsletter, Autism Practice - education, Autism Practice – Criminal Justice, and Autism Practice - employment.

Subscribe to our newsletters for professionals at https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/newsletter-form.