Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. give the definition of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

2. describe the impact of four social communication difficulties a child with ASD may experience and what four strategies could be implemented to help

3. describe the impact of four social interaction difficulties a child with ASD may experience and what four strategies could be implemented to help

4. describe the impact of four social imagination difficulties a child with ASD may experience and what four strategies could be implemented to help

5. describe the main implications of the Triad of Impairment on the development of play skills

6. describe how to support a parent/carer with a child with ASD

7. describe why a structured teaching approach is necessary for a child with ASD

8. evaluate a play skill taught in a structured activity and the main factors to consider when designing this activity

9. work with young people with autism in a youth group

acquired an understanding of

10. what hyper- and hypo-sensitivity means for a child with ASD

11. the main visual strategies necessary to support a child with ASD

shown knowledge of

12. the most efficient learning style for a child with ASD

experienced

13. making a structured activity for a child with ASD

14. taking part in group activity discussions by identifying the concerns and fears of both family and practitioner working together, and how these can be resolved.