Attention and Autism by Futurelearn
Develop your insight and skills to better understand how attention works in autistic people.
Course Highlights
- Investigate key areas of difficulties for autistic people and the uniqueness of each individual
- Explore the different attention functions
- Develop your understanding of why attention is a key factor in learning
- Identify the unique ways attention is presented in autistic people
- Explore how attention can be taught
- Reflect on the main reasons technology can be an effective tool to teach autistic individuals
- Investigate an evidence-based app and how it improves attention in autistic children
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
4 Topics
Welcome to the course
Introduction to autism
Introduction to attention
Summary
4 Topics
Welcome to week 2
Introduction to attention and learning
Attention in autism
Summary
4 Topics
Welcome to week 3
Technology as a useful tool to teach individuals with autism
Cognitive training
Summary
7 Topics
Welcome to week 4
The SEARCH activity
The CPT activity
The GLOBAL/LOCAL activity
CPAT Instructions
Implementation
Summary
Attention and Autism
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