This unit is part of the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:
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- Understand how individuals with autism process sensory information
- 1.1. Outline how differences in processing sensory information may affect each of the senses
- 1.2. Define what is meant by: hypersensitivity, hyposensitivity
- 1.3. Outline why individuals with autism may experience balance difficulties (vestibular sense)
- 1.4. Explain how individuals with autism may experience difficulties with body awareness (proprioception)
- 1.5. Give examples of behaviours that may suggest an individual is hyposensitive or hypersensitive
- Know how to recognise and support sensory needs
- 2.1. Identify examples of the type of environments and situations that might contribute to an individual experiencing sensory overload
- 2.2. Give examples of how individuals with autism may respond when experiencing sensory overload
- 2.3. Outline strategies that can be used to support individuals experiencing sensory overload
- 2.4. Describe how to create a ‘low arousal’ sensory environment
- 2.5. Give examples of ways to increase sensory stimulation
- 2.6. Describe the benefits of sensory activities for individuals with autism
- 2.7. Outline how sensory differences may have an influence on an individual’s dietary preferences
- 2.8. Explain how to support the dietary preferences of individuals with autism
- Understand the cognitive differences individuals with autism may have in processing information
- 3.1. Outline the difficulties an individual with autism may have with: processing information, predicting the consequences of an action, organising, prioritising and sequencing, understanding the concept of time
- 3.2. Describe strategies that could be used to support an individual with autism to complete activities/tasks
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