Supporting Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (SSASD)

This 2 hour course is suitable for anyone who works with students of any age who have been diagnosed with, or are suspected of having ASD, including teachers, support assistants, counsellors and parents.

The course will cover:

• The key traits within the ASD spectrum
• How to support students with ASD traits in terms of

1. learning
2. reducing anxiety

• A range of practical strategies and suggestions for support

The course tutor is Fin O'Regan.

Fin O’Regan

​Fintan works nationally as a Behaviour and Learning Consultant and Trainer for schools and school support systems including, social services, health services, the police and foster carers with regards to providing behaviour management strategies for children and families struggling with SEND and behaviour issues. He was Head teacher of the first specialist school in the UK for students with issues relating to ADHD, ASD and ODD, and has written a number of books and articles on these conditions and a range of learning, behaviour and socialisation issues.

Courses can be viewed in either of the following ways:

1. Each member of staff has an individual login and accesses the training on their own device. This has the advantage of flexibility, as the course can be accessed at a time/place to suit the individual (in school/college or at home). OR
2. A group of staff accessing the course together at the same time. For this we recommend that you use a digital projector and large screen with speakers to amplify the presentation. This has advantage of group interaction and monitoring of involvement.

Each login will give access to the chosen course for 10 consecutive days and the course (or parts of the course) can be accessed as many times as required within this 10-day period.

Our course tutors can come to your school or college to run the training face to face. Please email for more information (admin at communicate-ed dot org dot uk).

There is an optional multiple choice assessment to participate in after accessing the training.

There are 15 questions randomly chosen from a bank of 30 and you will have 15 minutes to complete the assessment. There is no pass mark, this is simply an activity to help consolidate the information you have learned on the course. If you choose an incorrect answer you will be able to see the correct answer when you have completed the assessment.