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Alternatives to ABA course

€ 135.00 – € 500.00

Duration: 4.5 hours A panel of Autism and Neurodiversity advocates with neuro-affirming approaches make up the Alternatives To ABA on-demand course. ABA is outdated and abusive to Autistic people and this course explores the alternative options.
Course participants will receive certificate of completion at end of course!

This course will be ideal for all helping professionals, therapists, teachers, SNAs, carers, parents as well as Autistic people themselves.
Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism and Masking

€ 35.00 – € 250.00
with Kieran Rose, acclaimed masking researcher and author duration 3h 00m | for teachers, parents, professionals and Autistic adults.
Masking expert Kieran is a long-time collaborator with AUsome Training. We were delighted to host a deep dive into the topic he is best known for: masking. Recorded as Kieran's internationally acclaimed research was coming to fruition, we get a wonderful insight into the thinking underlying our understanding of masking today. Join Evaleen and Kieran as they explore what masking is, the harm this causes, unravel disordered 'orthodox thinking' on masking, and outline the way forward to healthier, happier Autistic lives.

An introduction to Neurodiversity

What is masking

Why Autistics mask

Masking effects on mental health and development

Negative effects of social skills training

Acceptance

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Autistic Joy And Passionate Interests

€ 15.00 – € 150.00
with Scott Neilson, Autistic author, trainer and consultant duration 1h 13m | for Autistic people, their families, support professionals and educators.

The association of Autistics with 'special interests' is well known. The preferred phrasing - Passionate Interests - tells us more about the depth of those interests and about Autistic people themselves. In the words of fellow AUsome trainer MAQQI, Autistics are "passionate people in a vivid world" and it is that passion and vividness - and the joy this generates - that Scott focuses on here.

He also focuses on Autistic joy, on interest-led learning, and where interests can lead to for Autistic people.

Why passionate interests are so important to Autistic people

Positive implications our interests they have for our wellbeing

Autistic joy

Interest-led learning

Where interests can lead to for Autistic people

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Autism, Social Anxiety and Masking

€ 25.00 – € 175.00
Who is this course for?

An ideal course for parents who want to support their Autistic children

Teachers and teaching assistants who want to understand what life is like for Autistic pupils

Practitioners who want to support their clients in healthy ways without encouraging masking

Autistic adults who want to explore more about their identity

Content: 2 hours 51 mins video

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided.

If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Autism and Food

€ 30.00 – € 200.00
with Katie Kerley, OT and Clinical Director at Horizons Therapy duration 2h 30m | for parents, carers, professionals, & Autistic adults. Join Katie for an in-depth exploration of the relationship between Autistics and food. Focusing on the sensory and emotional aspects of eating, we gain insights into why mealtimes can be so difficult for Autistics, young and old. Katie also discusses the motor process involved in eating and defines the way ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) can shape the eating experience. She leaves us with practical ideas and strategies to make eating enjoyable again. Content:

Sensory Processing

Sensory Seeking

Avoiding Sensation

Motor Skills

Emotions and Eating

ARFID

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 each.
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Autism and Social Skills

€ 25.00 – € 175.00

This course on autism and social skills will be an introduction to the Autistic perspective of autism. It will introduce parents, teachers, SNA’s and other practitioners to the emerging idea that Autistic children do not actually have deficits in social skills. Together we will explore what this means for traditional “social skills” training and the impact this sort of training has on Autistic people. €25 includes access to the recording, slides and cert of completion. Course length: 2 hours
Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided.

If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Exploring Autistic Minds: A neuro-affirming approach

€ 135.00
This neuro-affirming course teaches people about autism from the Autistic viewpoint with a fantastic line-up of Autistic presenters. And now it’s available online! All of our Speakers are Autistic!

Evaleen Whelton, Founder of AUsome Ireland. Opening Address

Chris Bonnello, Autisticnotweird.com: Insights from an Autistic Teacher Melissa Murphy: “Authoring Autism”

Frank L Ludwig: “The Necessity of Autism”

Emma Dalmayne: “Autism ‘cures’ and the need for more intolerance”

Kieran Rose: “An Autistic Identity”

Eoin Stephens: “Double Vision – My experience of autism from both personal & professional perspectives”

Panel Discussion on Neurodiversity: Stiof MacAmhalghaidh, Kieran Rose and Chen Gershuni

Panel Discussion on Health and Mental Health

Get lifetime access to this once you purchase. You can play, pause, rewind and watch whenever you want to.
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DIY Visual Supports online course

€ 15.00 – € 150.00

What are visual supports for autistic people, how might they help, and how can I make some? If you’ve ever wondered these questions (or more!) about tangible or digital items such as picture schedules, first-then displays, or step-by-step instructions for autistics of all ages, this webinar is for you! Appropriate for autistic/similar viewers as well as support people such as families, teachers, and assistants! Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Best Strategies for Supporting Autistic Kids and Teens Socially Course

€ 20.00 – € 160.00

This on-demand course is ideal for parents and carers of Autistic children and teens. It is also be vital for helping professionals, including Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, SENCo’s and Career Guidance Counsellors, SNAs, Teachers and other professionals working in a therapeutic, clinical or educational setting. Duration: 2 hours Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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What autism is and is not

€ 30.00 – € 200.00
with Kieran Rose, acclaimed masking researcher and author duration 5h 30m | for parents, teachers, professionals and Autistic adults.

We are pleased to be joined by renowned Autistic thinker and educator Kieran Rose for this lengthy, detailed exploration of the Autistic experience.
An insightful exploration and discussion on how a century of 'autism history' has influenced attitudes towards Autistic people today. We dismantle myths and misunderstandings, and replace them with current thinking on Autistic lived experience, needs, rights and aspirations.

If you want to learn about autism... you will. But more than that you will discover something more important: what it's truly like to be Autistic.

The history of 'autism'

So many myths, so much harm

Disentangling Being Autistic and mental health conditions

Understanding stimming and 'behaviours'

The real Autistic experience

Making a future worth living

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Exploring Autistic Empathy

€ 15.00 – € 150.00

Join Scott Neilson (he/him) in a session on Exploring Autistic Empathy! Topics Covered: Myths and outdated theories around Autistic Empathy How Autistic people express empathy Autistic-led research on Autistic Empathy This session is aimed at Autistic people, families and anyone who supports Autistic people to get a better understanding of how empathy is expressed by our community Course length: 1 hour 25mins Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism: Trauma and Behaviour

€ 20.00 – € 160.00

One word that often arises in conjunction with 'autism' - particularly when discussing Autistic children - is 'behaviour.' We hear terms like 'autism behaviours' or 'challenging behaviour' or 'repetitive behaviour' or 'dysfunctional behaviours.' It's no secret that AUsome Training has issues with the B-Word. It is almost always used to define actions in negative ways, but more than that, it is seeded through books, videos, discussions, training and more as if there's nothing more to 'those people' beyond their 'behaviours.'

Behaviour - or actions, responses, reactions - does not emerge magically from the ether but is the product of experiences and an expression of personality, of needs, and a direct response to those experiences. This is how we have understood 'behaviour' for decades now, yet Autistics continue to be treated as if we are just mechanisms without feelings or intellect.
This course is ideal for relatives, educators and those in caring professions living and working with younger Autistic people. All content is directly applicable to those living and working with adults also. Course length 1hr 45mins
Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided.

If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism and Play

€ 30.00 – € 200.00

with MAQQI, Subject Matter Expert at AUsome Training duration 2h 30m | for parents, educators and therapists for younger Autistics

All too often the play of Autistic children is defined as inappropriate or, worse, as dysfunctional.

In this fresh, empowering discussion of the ways Autistics play, MAQQI upends that narrative showing Autistic kids as curious, creative, smart and very capable... and in the process provides those caring for and working with them the insights to appreciate and engage in new ways.

What emerges is a picture of smart, adaptive, functional human minds at work in a context of chronic adversity that describes and explains, but also points to opportunities for caregivers and educators to leverage this new understanding and better support Autistics in their care.

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism and Anxiety: an inside perspective

€ 35.00

May 31st 6-9pm GMT
Autistic People tend to be anxious by nature - Jude and Evaleen ask, "why is this?" Professionals, teachers and others will lead you to believe that autistic people are anxious because we "lack social skills, communication skills and lack understanding". This could not be further from the truth. The reason autistic people are anxious by nature, is a profound one, and it doesn't come from any of the "reasons" outlined above.
Price €35 includes cert, recording and slides

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An introduction to Gestalt Language

€ 15.00 – € 150.00

This pre-recorded webinar discusses the stages of gestalt language acquisition and provides practical advice for supporters to honour and nurture the gestalt language of Autistic children or adults. This course is ideal for Autistic adults, families and those who work with or support us. Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism and Stimming

€ 20.00 – € 160.00
with MAQQI, stimming researcher and Subject Matter Expert at AUsome Training duration 1h 46m | for parents, teachers, professionals and Autistic adults.

You are invited to explore the fascinating, functional, joyous world of stimming. Long dismissed as dysfunctional, inappropriate behaviours to be extinguished, work by Autistic theorists has upended this view. AUsome trainer MAQQI has been a key figure in this transformation. They join Evaleen to uncover the meaning and importance of stims in everyday living not just for Autistics but for everyone. We explain the many functions of stimming, how to interpret what they communicate, and how everyone benefits from appreciating and utilising stims more.

Dispelling myths of stimming

Functions of stimming

Types of stims

Stims for everyone

The joy of stimming

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Autism and Anxiety

€ 20.00 – € 160.00
with Eoin Stephens, counsellor and Jude Morrow, author duration 1h 52m | for parents, professionals, teachers, Autistic adults.
Evaleen, Eoin, and Jude provide insight on how our environment leads to high levels of anxiety in Autistic kids and adults. Using their own lived experience and professional knowledge they identify the causes, and explore ways to cope with and minimise anxiety, resulting in practical changes that enable Autistic people gain and maintain better mental health.

Details the environmental causes of anxiety

Draws on real-life examples from Autistic experience

Insight from Jude's book “Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad”

Addressing anxiety with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

The need for autistic informed and neuroaffirmative practice

Practical steps to better living for Autistics

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Konnect 2 – Digital

€ 14.00
This activity book is the second in a series of 3 activity books designed to help kids explore how we communicate and how others communicate. It is suitable for kids aged 6 onwards. What topics do we look at in this book?

Trying New Things

Joining In

Conversations

Mixed Messages

My Feelings

Friendship

Teamwork

Vocal Volume

Standing up for Myself

The Digital version is available in the following formats: PDF Author, Evaleen talks you through her books here
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Interoception: The Internal Sense

€ 30.00 – € 200.00

Our Interoception course is delivered by Katie Kerley. Katie is an occupational therapist and Clinical Director of Horizon Therapy Services in Dundalk. She is multiply-neurodivergent (Autisitc, ADHD, and Dyspraxic) herself and is passionate about helping neurodivergent people be the best and most satisfied version of themselves through the lens of meaningful occupation. In our Interoception course we will explore this lesser known sense. Ideal for Neurodivergent people and parents/caregivers of Neurodivergent children, or anyone who is interested generally. Course Length 2hrs 30mins €30 includes access to the recording, cert and slides
Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided.

If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Autism and Emotions

€ 25.00 – € 175.00
Who is this course for?

An ideal course for parents who want to support their Autistic children

Teachers and teaching assistants who want to understand what life is like for Autistic pupils

Practitioners who want to support their clients

Autistic adults who want to explore more about their identity

Content: 2 hours 27 mins video

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided.

If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.
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Sale!

Teen Congrats Pack

Original price was: € 42.00.Current price is: € 34.50.

A fabulous way to welcome a child aged 9 plus or teen to the Autistic Community! This congratulations pack includes: 1. A beautifully colourful congratulations card "You are AUsome", where you can write your own personalised message to the child 2. Embracing My Neurodivergence Book- a fabulously neuro-affirming workbook which helps the child or teen to investigate, understand and celebrate what Neurodiversity means to them 3. Standing Up for Myself Book- the very first book to be recommended by Therapist Neurodiversity Collective as a perfect alternative to social skills training- this book gives Autistic kids and teens lots of space to explore boundaries, consent, stimming, self advocacy and personal space. Give this child a positive introduction to their Autistic Identity!

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Autism and Addiction

€ 25.00 – € 175.00

with Eoin Stephens, Autistic counsellor and addiction specialist duration 1h 56m | for social workers, mental health professionals, therapists, parents, and Autistic adults.

The role of addiction within the Autistic and wider Neurodivergent community is little-discussed. This is a problem - Autistic people regularly use a range of potentially addictive substances and activities as part of their coping strategies, and the risk of transition into addiction is ever-present.

Eoin draws on many years of experience in the field to discuss this topic, bringing important information to light along with nuance around what we mean by 'addiction.'

Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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Developing Self-Compassion as a Late-Discovery Neurodivergent Adult

€ 15.00 – € 150.00

with Autistic counsellor Eoin Stephens duration 2h 00m | for adult Neurodivergent people, their families and friends.
In this pre-recorded webinar Eoin Stephens explores the challenges faced by Late-Discovery Neurodivergent Adults, and offered some pathways and guidance through the self-compassion maze. Informed by personal experience and that of the wider Neurodivergent community as well as his professional experience Eoin guides us through an understanding of the sources of toxic shame, and an exploration of the ways we can move to self-compassion, and approach the process of unmasking.
Once you complete this on-demand course you will receive a certificate of completion. Please ensure you enter your name correctly as the name you enter will appear on your certificate. If using this course for a group training please enter the name of the organisation as only one certificate will be provided. If you require additional certificates please email us and we will provide them to you. Individual certs incur an administrative fee of €5 per cert.

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AUsome Training Open Day

€ 0.00

This session is ideal for anyone interested in signing up for training with us, taking one of our courses or just learning more about our AUsome work! When: Tues 21st Feb at 7-8pm OR Wed 22nd Feb at 10-11am GMT Irish Time Where: FREE Live Webinar delivered through Zoom

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