{"id":6342,"date":"2020-09-17T14:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T14:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=6342"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:22:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:22:43","slug":"what-is-autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/parents-carers\/what-is-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"What is autism?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6342\" class=\"elementor elementor-6342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-183f4f60 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"183f4f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b00a2f\" data-id=\"60b00a2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5154b054 white-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5154b054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c8191d\" data-id=\"55c8191d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fa632f white-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75fa632f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is autism?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b27f516 white-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"7b27f516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35934a83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35934a83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7d1297\" data-id=\"b7d1297\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434599a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"434599a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to our What is Autism? page and Autism Aware Certification Scheme.\u00a0 In this section there is an introduction to what autism is and advice on things you can do to be more autism understanding.<\/p><p>There are two elements to this scheme: firstly, our \u201cWhat is Autism?\u201d training film; and secondly, the downloadable e-learning resources at the bottom of this page.<\/p><h2>Who is the \u201cWhat is Autism?\u201d training film for?<\/h2><p>The film has been designed to raise awareness and understanding of autism.<\/p><p>The National Autism Team have worked to keep their resources and language updated and current to reflect what autistic people would like neurotypical people to understand about autism, and the updating of the scheme is one example of this.<\/p><h2>What is this film about?<\/h2><p>The film follows three autistic people \u2013 Amara Tamblyn, Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams and Osian Harries \u2013 as they explore what their autism means to them, including: social communication, patterns and routines, sensory experience, and how to make things better.<\/p><p>It also includes the professional voice of Dr Elin Walker Jones, Consultant Psychologist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf480e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bf480e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/339305728?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368d226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"368d226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scheme is aimed at everyone who wishes to gain a greater awareness and understanding of autism.\u00a0 Once you have viewed the film and read the resources you will be asked to enter your details onto the system. After entering your details, you will be asked to answer a series of 20 questions. If you are successful in answering all 20 questions correctly, a personalised certificate will be created for you to download. If you enter an incorrect answer, you will be given the opportunity to try again.<\/p><p>If you are undertaking the training as part of a company, organisation or a services initiative you will also be asked to enter those details.\u00a0 This will give us an opportunity to monitor the uptake across Wales.\u00a0<\/p><p>To access the scheme, please click on the below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184d2948 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"184d2948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/education\/autism-aware-certification\/#autism-aware\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e1c3b white-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e1c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-77757\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Autism-Aware-Certificate-Easy-Read-1-800x604.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Autism-Aware-Certificate-Easy-Read-1-800x604.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Autism-Aware-Certificate-Easy-Read-1-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Autism-Aware-Certificate-Easy-Read-1.png 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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