Paul and Shannan – Autism 101 For Busy Parents
9 key topics in 90 minutes. All the information you need in a very short space of time.
Have You Recently Discovered That Your Child Is Autistic?
We Can Help You Cut Through The Overwhelm And
Give You Practical, Proven Strategies
To Help You Cope And Set Up Your Child For Success!
This Online Course Includes:
- 9 self-paced lessons covering the most important topics
- Bite-sized video overviews for each lesson
- Comprehensive PDF resource to come back to as a reference
- Links to further reading and external resources
Some of the things you will learn:
✓ A holistic person-centered understanding of autism
✓ Valuable insight into how autistic people feel
✓ How to understand challenging behaviour
✓ Strategies to detect and manage anxiety
✓ Ways to improve social and learning difficulties
✓ Solutions that integrate with the rest of your family
✓ How to advocate for your child
✓ Confidence to trust your own judgement
We’ve Been There Too. Let Us Help You Through!
Being told that your child has autism can feel like a devastating blow. You’ve likely known for quite some time that something is “not quite right”, but you couldn’t put your finger on it.
If this is you, you’re likely to be feeling completely lost, confused and overwhelmed. You want answers but you don’t know where to turn.
You want some idea about how the future is going to be for you and your child, but you just don’t know where to start.
You feel alone. You’re not coping. It’s an uphill battle getting to the end of each day.
You feel burnt out and you’ve started to snap at your child.
You feel guilty and resentful.
You feel embarrassed to go out in public in case of a meltdown.
You’re in desperate need of help and a glimmer of hope.
You have so many niggling questions about your child’s behaviour that he or she is too young to answer.
Maybe you’ve spent hours researching answers on the internet. But even though you may have found information that seems to be relevant, it doesn’t always turn out to be useful or practical in your everyday life.
But what if you could zip forward in time and talk to the person they will grow into and have them clearly articulate answers to everything you’ve always wanted to know?
Don’t worry. We can help you!
We know exactly what it’s like to be in your current situation.
Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. It can be the daily or sometimes even hourly issues that cause the biggest problems.
That’s why we created “Autism 101 For Busy Parents”, a powerful, practical video and PDF-based course for parents of autistic children.
One of the main goals of this course is to help you truly understand your child. We have first hand experience of living with autism.
What did the course do for you? (15 second clip)
Liz shares how the course helped address feelings of overwhelm to make autism accessible for her.
Watch Liz’s full testimonial here:
Course Description:
The aim of this course is to help parents with children on the spectrum to understand their child’s unique communication and behavioural traits so that they can create a safe and supportive environment at home and at school. This course may also assist other members of the family, teachers and support staff in understanding day-to-day issues around behaviour and communication at home, at school and in social environments.
This course focuses on the profiles of children whose communication and behaviour are difficult to understand and decode. The purpose of this course is to increase parent’s understanding of what autism is and is not, and to provide parents with information and understanding which will help them connect, understand, advocate be informed and proactive in helping their child make the most of their potential.
What Does Your Course Include?
Autism 101 For Busy Parents will help you:
- Understand your autistic child and adapt to his/her needs. You’ll be able to create a safe supportive environment for your child to learn and grow
- Regain family harmony and actually enjoy time with your kids and partner again
- Have confidence that you’re on the right path and you’re doing everything you can for your child
- See a path forward and have hope for the future (your child is not ‘lost’, they do have a future)
- Gain a holistic person-centered understanding of autism (i.e. not JUST from one discipline)
- Have access to proven parenting strategies to cope with every day life • Learn how to effectively empathise and communicate with your child
- Have something to look forward to
- Make the most of your child’s unique strengths
- Manage anxiety and meltdowns
- Manage sensory issues. These cause anxiety and stress in everyday situations. Your child may be sensitive to sound, light, crowds and certain smells. You’ll learn how to cope with this!
- Help your child overcome learning difficulties
- Remove barriers to socialisation
- Work with teachers and schools. You’ll be able to let teachers know what your child needs and what adjustments need to be made.
How Does it Work?
We didn’t write another textbook. It’s all about straightforward responses to common practical questions.
Our resources are short, digestible, and bite-sized answering very specific every-day questions. Not just general advice, but first hand insight from someone who’s actually been there that will empower you with the understanding and know-how to implement effective solutions in your own situation.
They are also a comforting reminder that your child will grow. Whatever you’re going through at the moment, it will not be like this forever. There will be good times and bad times but it doesn’t need to be scary.
“Going through the lessons I gained so much knowledge about autism. The topics were well designed and well explained with very relevant examples illustrated. You will understand it easily even if you have no previous knowledge of autism.”
– Suchita Thakkar, Masters in Psychology, counselling and psychotherapy
Your Instructor
Paul discovered he was on the Autism Spectrum 5 years ago. Since then he has worked with countless autistic adults and children, as well as teaching parents, teachers and students about Autism. He is also an aerospace engineer with a passion for teaching and Emotional Intelligence.
Shannan has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Australian National University and is completing a master’s degree in Autism Studies at Griffith University. She has worked with national and multinational companies in the areas of business and process development, corporate training and mentoring over the past 15 years and was inspired to complete postgraduate study after her son was diagnosed with autism just prior to his 3rd birthday. Shannan is a full-time parent, carer, student and advocate, focusing on supporting parents, teachers and families in understanding and celebrating the diversity, skills, and talents of children on the autism spectrum.
“It is an amazing resource with lots of valuable information and heartfelt words all parents want to hear. I wish I had something like this during our son’s diagnosis period.”
– Shaima, Pharmaceutical sciences lecturer now mother and full time carer for Sulay (age 5)
Course Curriculum
Autism 101 For Busy Parents
Topic Zero: Introduction
Video: Introduction and Course Overview (7:03)
Topic One: What Autism Is and What Autism Is Not
Topic One: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic One: Video Lesson (11:32)
Topic One: Review
Topic Two: Developmental Differences
Topic Two: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Two: Video Lesson (9:31)
Topic Two: Review
Topic Three: Understanding Behaviour as Communication
Topic Three: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Three: Video Lesson (10:37)
Topic Three: Review
Topic Four: Sensory Differences
Topic Four: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Four: Video Lesson (10:13)
Topic Four: Review
Topic Five: Cognitive Differences
Topic Five: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Five: Video Lesson (9:41)
Topic Five: Review
Topic Six: Managing Anxiety and Meltdowns
Topic Six: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Six: Video Lesson (9:32)
Topic Six: Review
Topic Seven: Helping Others Understand Autism
Topic Seven: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Seven: Video Lesson (11:13)
Topic Seven: Review
Topic Eight: Setting Boundaries For Success
Topic Eight: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Eight: Video Lesson (10:09)
Topic Eight: Review
Topic Nine: Advocating For Your Child
Topic Nine: Written Lesson (PDF download)
Topic Nine: Video Lesson (9:35)
Topic Nine: Review
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