{"id":9654,"date":"2023-07-11T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/?page_id=9654"},"modified":"2025-01-29T11:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:00:29","slug":"introduction-to-autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/students\/courses-programs\/fast-track-courses\/introduction-to-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Hero tertiary -->\r\n<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary\">\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__link-container container\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forsythtech.edu\/students\/courses-programs\/fast-track-courses\/\" class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__link fy-icon-link fy-icon-link--light fy-icon-link--xs\"><i\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-left-long fy-icon-link__icon-left\"><\/i>Fast-Track Courses<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__container container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1 data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-hero-tertiary__title fy-h1\"  aria-label=\"main\" role=\"main\">Introduction to Autism<\/h1>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/Hero tertiary -->\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>Course Description<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <p>This course is designed to help prepare individuals to work with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in educational, home-based, or community settings. Emphasis is on understanding ASDs and working with families of children with ASDs, managing challenging behaviors associated with ASDs, and evidenced-based practices for targeting communication, play, self-help, and social skills of children with ASDs.<\/p>\n<p>Upon satisfactory completion of the course, the student with receive a certificate of completion.<br \/>\nRequirements:<\/p>\n<p>High School Diploma\/GED\/or High School Equivalency<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>College Diploma\/College Transcript<\/p>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section class=\"fy-wysiwyg fy-two-column-list fy-mt-80 fy-mb-100\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__left col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\r\n\t\t\t      <h2>Requirements<\/h2><br>\r\n\t\t\t      \t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"fy-two-column-list__right col-12 col-md-6 offset-lg-1 col-lg-6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg\" style=\"padding-bottom: 3rem;\">\r\n\t\t\t      <p>To register for EWD courses, please call 336-734-7718 on Monday-Thursday from 9am-4pm and Friday from 9am-noon.<\/p>\n<p>Online registration for this course is not available at this time. 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