Understanding Autism for Sports Professionals and Organisations
Keeping active is crucial for our wellbeing. From professional to grassroot sport participant or attendee, this course will give you the tools and knowledge to ensure everyone feels included.
Understanding Autism for Sports Professionals and Organisations
Keeping active is crucial for our wellbeing. From professional to grassroot sport participant or attendee, this course will give you the tools and knowledge to ensure everyone feels included.
What you’ll learn
Sport and physical activity can offer valuable opportunities for connection, confidence, and wellbeing, but only when they’re accessible to all. This course explores autism as a developmental difference, highlighting how sporting environments can become more inclusive and supportive of autistic participants. Whether you’re a coach, volunteer, instructor, or organiser, you’ll gain the insight and tools needed to create welcoming spaces where everyone can thrive.
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Understanding Autism
We’ll look at autism as a neurodevelopmental difference and why the language we use in sport and coaching matters for building confidence and inclusion.
Barriers in Sport
We’ll explores the challenges autistic players, coaches, and volunteers may face in sporting environments, from sensory overload to communication differences, and how these can impact participation.
Supporting Autistic Individuals in Sport
Finally, you’ll gain practical strategies to make sport more accessible, from adapting sessions and communication to creating a more predictable, supportive environment for everyone.
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This course is designed for coaches, volunteers, club staff, and sports organisations who want to make their sessions and sporting environments more inclusive for autistic participants.
No prior knowledge of autism is needed – this course offers an accessible introduction to understanding and supporting autistic people in sport.
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By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand autism as a neurodevelopmental difference and the importance of inclusive language
- Recognise the barriers autistic individuals may face in sport and physical activity
- Gain confidence in making small changed to improve participation and enjoyment
- Understand how communication styles, sensory needs and individual strengths can influence sporting experiences
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Check out our consultancy options to explore how we can support you create more accessible spaces for autistic people
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We also offer autism consultancy in this sector.
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