14. Supporting Autistic Students with Anxiety: Essential Strategies for Teachers | 2024

If you're a teacher who is unsure of how to support your Autistic students who are experiencing anxiety, our course is designed for you. We know that autism and anxiety often go hand-in-hand and how important it is to understand the unique needs of autistic students when it comes to anxiety management. Our course provides practical strategies and tools that teachers can use to help support autistic students who are struggling with anxiety. By enrolling in our course, you'll learn about the different types of anxiety that autistic students may experience and gain an understanding of how to recognize and respond to their needs. You'll also learn effective communication techniques and practical strategies for creating a calm and supportive learning environment.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Here is a list of the modules in this course, with the learning outcomes of each. We also build in School Self Evaluation into all courses, making the SSE Process as smooth as possible:

Module 1: Introduction to Autism and Anxiety: Participants will:

• learn about the key psychological theories related to anxiety and autism
• Learn how to recognise various presentations of anxiety in the classroom.

Module 2: Sensory Processing, Autism and Anxiety. Participants will:

• Learn about the impact of sensory processing on anxiety in autism.
• Explore the impact supporting distressed students can have on teachers’ wellbeing.
• Explore the value of reflective and self-care practices.

Module 3: Anxiety management strategies for autistic students. (Part 1). Participants will:

• Explore a range of management strategies for autistic students experiencing anxiety including removal of trigger, flexibility, communication, story based intervention and social communication, environmental and sensory strategies, Relaxation and mindfulness..

Module 4: Anxiety management strategies for autistic students. (Part 1) Participants learn:

• Explore a range of management strategies for autistic students experiencing anxiety including CBT, Self-regulation, co-regulation, affective education and recognising emotions and identifying anxiety and levels of distress.

Module 5: A whole school approach. Participants will:

• learn how to implement strategies at a whole school level.