Autism Support Strategies and Interventions

General

Prefix

CSD

Course Number

469

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) impacting communication.
Strategies and interventions to improve social-communication and behaviors for children with ASD.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Analyze the range of developmental social communication, language, and emotional regulation skills among individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

Outcome

Integrate social communication with emotional regulation behaviors of children with ASD, from nonverbal to verbal and conversational stages of communication.

Outcome

Apply interpersonal and learning support strategies commonly used with individuals with ASD to address social communication, language, and emotional regulation needs.

Outcome

Assess the quality of evidence of a variety of intervention strategies used with this population.