This program will allow you to contribute to the education of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, so you will not only enrich your knowledge, but you will contribute significantly in the lives of people who need it"

The best way to address Autism Spectrum Disorder is through education, so the role of the teacher is essential in the process of interaction and socialization of a person with communication disabilities. Therefore, it is necessary a complete update of learning techniques, therefore, this postgraduate diploma is a compendium of updated information that aims to provide educational tools to address cases of children and young people in the classroom.

Through an avant-garde program, the teaching professionals will acquire an update on the needs and challenges of the field. In this way, they will deepen their knowledge of techniques that will allow them to broaden the student's vision in order to be encouraged to intervene in open spaces and even develop in a correct way with their relatives and family members.

Finally, this program will address the main causes and consequences of the diagnosed person, so it will know how to identify their actions and methods of communication. In this way, it will delve not only into the disorder but also into its characteristics, which is essential to understand the correct way in which a person with these disorders acts and behaves.

It is a program full of audiovisual material, practical exercises and complementary readings, which will enrich the professionals' experience and help them achieve their goals. In addition, it comes in a 100% online format, with 24-hour access to the virtual campus and a space for interaction to resolve doubts and concerns.

Learn the best communication techniques in the field and develop them in your daily practice with students with ASD"

The postgraduate diploma in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Disorders contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Disorders
  
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
  
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
  
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
  
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection  

This program is the best educational option you have, since you will be able to integrate cutting-edge tools into your academic work with students with communication disorders"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Improve your skills and learn new assertive communication techniques to implement in the classroom with ASD students"

This program allows you 24-hour access, so you can refer to the content and material as often as needed” 

TECH's main objective for this postgraduate diploma is to provide an update to the teaching professionals who wish to cover cases of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. They will acquire a vast knowledge on the subject, which in turn will allow them to deepen in social integration methodologies for a more assertive communication. Therefore, the objectives proposed in this program will contribute to the achievement of professional goals, since they were designed according to current and future needs.

Fulfill your goals after completing this postgraduate diploma and be part of the best generation of teachers in special education"

General Objectives

• Know how Special Education has evolved, especially regarding international entities such as UNESCO
• Use a scientific vocabulary adjusted to the demands of multiprofessional teams, participating in student coordination and monitoring
• Collaborate in supporting families / legal guardians in the development of students
• Participate in the assessment and diagnosis of Special Educational Needs
• Elaborate the adaptations required by students with Special Educational Needs
• Use the methodology, tools and material resources adapted to the individual needs of students with Special Educational Needs
• Learn the basics of Psychology, Educational Sciences and Neurology both to read reports from other professionals and to establish specific guidelines for the appropriate response at school to the needs posed by students
• Establish measures both in the classroom, school and environment for students with aSpecial Educational Needs to enable their full inclusion in today's society

Specific Objectives

Module 1. History and Evolution of Terms up to Functional Diversity

Describe changes throughout history using vocabulary adjusted to the time period
Compare changes and advances throughout the history of Special Education
List the most commonly used classifications in interdisciplinary work, both ICD-10 and DSM-V
Analyze and reflect on UNESCO's approaches
Define the essential concepts in current psycho-pedagogy
Know and describe the most important milestones in the evolutionary development of healthy children to establish comparisons with children who have special educational needs

Module 2: Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pervasive and Specific Developmental Disorders

Define and differentiate the different concepts within autism spectrum disorder
Delve deeper into the different disorders, their characteristics, intervention and needs, among other aspects
Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs
Recognize the different evaluations and prognoses to be established

Module 3. Communication Disorders

Define the term communication and know its possible disorders
Classify and recognize the different communication disorders
Identify the neurological basis of development and learning in the developmental pyramid
Know the incidences in student developmental stages for their intervention
Understand multiprofessional coordination with students, together with the required documentation and organization according to needs
Understand social intervention according to student developmental stages
Know the intervention at the individual level according to the stages of student development in relation to their needs and disorder type
Adapt tools and materials related to learner needs
Recognize the different assessments to be established depending on the type of student disorder

Achieve your goals after completing this program and improve your professional skills to reach the top"