• Introduction to autism
• Using a person-centred approach to support individuals with autism
• Communication and social interaction in individuals with autism
• Sensory processing, perception and cognition in individuals with autism
• Supporting positive behaviour in individuals with autism, support to live healthy and fulfilled lives

• Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities
• Introduction to personalisation in social care
• Principles of positive risk-taking for individuals with disabilities and safeguarding and protection in health & social care
• Principle of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare
• Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions

Please note that even though this references healthcare the content is applicable to both adults and children.

• Explore principles of healthy eating
• Consider nutritional needs of a variety of individuals
• Use food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet
• The principles of weight management
• Understanding eating disorders
• Principles of food safety for the home environment

• Understand diabetes, initial care of diabetes, treatment and management of diabetes
• Prevention and early intervention of Type 2 diabetes

• Understanding mental health, stress and anxiety, depression, phobias, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, dementia, postnatal depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

• Equality and diversity in society, the community and the workplace

• Understanding behaviour that challenges, how to support positive behaviour, the importance of effective communication and the management of behaviour that challenges, the role of reflection and support for those involved in incidents of behaviour that challenges

• Information, Advice or Guidance in Practice
• Developing Interaction Skills for Information, Advice or Guidance

• Principles of Team Leading
• Understand Business
• Understand How to Communicate Work-Related Information

• Principles of Customer Service & Delivery
• Understand Customers
• Understand Employer Organisations