Info on how to get a career in the ASD Feild

[Darrell Wilson]

Hi i am new the this forum, i live in belfast N.Ireland, i am looking for as much information as i can get relating to working with children with autisim, i have a brother whom is 9 and has high level autisim, ADHD, GDD, ADD and a few other illnesses, over the years i have helped him learn and develop as much as i can from information online etc, as i said i live in belfast and there are no schools here that offer speicalist ASD places, i am also coming up against all the colleges want me to do an NVQ in child care, do i need to do this?? i want a career working with children with autisim and aspergers not children in day care centres, any help at all would be fantastic

 

many thanks

 

Darrell.

[chris54]

I work with adults with ASD. I got the job with no experience, other than having a son who was then 9 with ASD. I have amongst other things worked in the past with young children and babies, and homeless teenagers. I have realy learnt on the job doing training of all sorts. The company offer us training up to level 3, if we want it, and opportunities to seek promotion into management, with the necessary training.

 

I am assuming you are just starting out. I think you would need to get some general experience working with children first before specialising in special needs.

 

What sort of job do you envisage doing? What age group? And working at what level? For example a special needs classroom assistant.

Edited April 12, 2012 by chris54