Engaging Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Effectively in Mainstream Settings: For Caregivers and Mainstream Educators

Engaging Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for Caregivers and Mainstream Educators

Duration 1 day

Certificate TP Certificate

Course Overview

Individuals with ADHD and ASD exhibit challenging behaviour, and may not manage well in various settings due to ineffective communication and interaction. As educators and caregivers, it is important that we understand these individuals better to interact and communicate with them more effectively and prevent any frustrations that may trigger meltdowns. This course equips you with a comprehensive set of knowledge and skills to engage individuals with ADHD and ASD more effectively in mainstream settings – from identifying common traits and characteristics to implementing evidence-based intervention strategies. These skills are applicable in many contexts including personal, organizational and after-school care settings.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for participants with little or no background knowledge in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) as well as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is catered for individuals who want to be equipped with a full set of basic skills and relevant knowledge to better engage with individuals with ADHD and/or ASD in mainstream settings.

Equipment(s) to Bring

Participants are to bring their own devices (Laptop & Charger). There will be online activities and participants will be using online learning platforms in the course.

Temasek Polytechnic does not provide loan services of laptops for this course. Attending the course without a laptop, you will be asked to withdraw from the course with NO REFUND.

What You'll Learn

Participants will be given an overview of the two types of special needs (Autism Spectrum Disorder & ADHD) that will include the causes and some common traits and characteristics. They will also discuss the issues and trends that revolve around the special needs sector. Some evidence-based strategies and educational responses that are commonly implemented in special education settings will be introduced to aid participants in engaging and managing individuals with autism and/or ADHD more effectively.

Mode of Delivery

Online / face to face

Certification

Participants who meet at least 75% of the required course attendance and attempt the assessment will be awarded the Certificate of Performance.

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Lecturer/Trainer Profile

Izad Ghalid

Izad embarked on his career as a SPED teacher at AWWA School in 2007. During his years of service, he worked with students with moderate to severe autism and multiple disabilities. He took up the appointment of the Head of the ICT Department for 5 years in the school, where he collaborated with fellow educators to develop the ICT curriculum for the profile of students in the school as well as overseeing the infusion and implementation of ICT into daily classroom lessons.

After this, he moved on to work in an international school in Shanghai for a year. Izad completed his Bachelor in Education (Special Education) from Flinders University, South Australia and graduated with a Master's in Education (Special Education) from the National Institute of Education, Singapore. At Temasek Polytechnic, on top of teaching modules on Psychology and Special Education, he works closely with various industry partners in the SPED sector, on numerous student projects.

Dennis Tan

Dennis was a special education (SPED) teacher at Rainbow Center in 2006. As a SPED teacher, he supports children with cerebral palsy and autism in the Programme for Children with Multiple Handicaps (PCMH). Thereafter, he joined MOE as a Special Needs Officer (SNO) n.k.a. Allied Educator, Learning & Behaviour Support (AED-LBS). During his 5 years term in MOE, he was attached to Metta School (duration: 3 months) and Pathlight School (duration: 6 months). He completed both Diploma in Special Education at the National Institute of Education (NIE) and a Diploma in Autism Studies at the Autism Resource Center (ARC).

As an AED(LBS), he supported students with special needs in mainstream primary school which include in-class support and withdrawal sessions. He completed his Master in Education (Special Education) at NIE while working in MOE. Upon graduation, he works at Temasek Polytechnic teaching modules on Psychology and Special Education and working with special schools in the students' internship programme (SIP).

Course Contact

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Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Closed during lunchtime, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
and on weekends and public holidays.
https://www.tp.edu.sg/tsa
Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA)

Temasek Polytechnic

East Wing, Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 4

21 Tampines Avenue 1,

Singapore 529757

Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel a course with low enrolment.

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