Autism training has changed.
My interest has never been in autism training, to me it’s always been simply a good vehicle to have a positive impact.
I am facilitating the participant to understand, to reflect, and to find their own answers.
However, if you reflect back on the autism training of just 3 or 4 years ago, much has changed.
Mostly it has been online and as a trainer/facilitator you don’t see the light bulbs going on (or off).
You can’t really check understanding.
We are getting back to some face-to-face but online is just too convenient and cheaper, it is here to stay.
The new(ish) dynamic of the language around neurodiversity/neurodivergence. Do some training commissioners ask for neurodiversity training without knowing what they are asking for?
Gone is the starting point of a list of differences/behaviours and now the start is to explore and understand how people think differently. Although we still need to acknowledge the impact and how those differences can be seen and understood.
Are you involved in autism training?
How has your practice changed?
What else has changed?