Supporting an Autistic PersonLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students have the competence to take part in supporting the development and participation of different aged autistic people in collaboration with a client and his / her family and professionals. They can apply different assessment, education and guidance methods when supporting autistic children, youngsters and adults in their everyday life.

Content

Central contents are
the diagnosis, characteristics, reasons and generality of autism, related support needs and their assessment, different possibilities of special pedagogy and guidance to support participation and autonomy
and service system and legislation that support them.

Qualifications

The students know the basics of special pedagogy and they have expericence in working with the clients of social and health care.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

excellent (5): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment and complete the agreed assignments. In assignments, they show innovativeness and in written assignments the ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
very good - good (4-3): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment and complete agreed assignments. In written assignments, they show ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic by exploiting Finnish sources. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
satisfactory - sufficient(2-1): the students partially participate in contact lessons and contribute little or none to discussions in the virtual learning environment. The students complete the agreed assignments. In written assignments, they describe the phenomena of the topic without justifying them and using only some source material. The students partially follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.