Autism Demystification Online Course
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A step by step guide for supporting peer play and friendship activities in preschools and daycares.
Autism Spectrum Seminar
Course Overview
Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society’s Early Childhood and the Autism Spectrum is a professional development workshop or online course, specially designed for Early Childhood Educators and parents of young children with and without autism ages 3 to 7.
Using real-life case studies, video instruction and interactive activities, this course is designed to support participants to gain a better understanding of the peer play and friendship needs of young children with autism. Using an interactive learning environment and real-life case studies, video instruction and interactive activities to support the participant’s capacity to create affinity-based, peer play and friendship activities.
Learning Objectives
Early Childhood and the Autism Spectrum learning objectives are to prepare participants to:
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- Identify the challenges young children face in playing and making friends.
- Understand the Critical Success Factors for supporting peer play and friendships at preschool and daycare.
- Apply the tools provided in the development of affinity-based peer play and friendship activities for young children.
This self-directed course takes users between 2 and 3 hours to complete (3 hours of professional development). Upon completion, you may download a certificate of participation to submit for professional development.
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Learning Programs
The Society provides a variety of seminars, conferences, professional development, and online courses. All learning opportunities focus on supporting social inclusion, peer play and friendships between children with autism and their peers.
