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Developmental Delays and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Understanding and Recognizing the Signs

You are the key to understanding children’s developmental needs - especially for those children with unique developmental variations. Your observations, assessments and documentation will connect children to the services they need and help ensure you are utilizing appropriate teaching strategies within the classroom. 
This course will be available for enrollment on November 29, 2024.
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  • THIS COURSE IS BEING REVISED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2024.
    You must finish the entire course before that date if you want to receive a certificate of completion, otherwise your progress will be lost and you will have to start the course from the beginning.
Course Info
State Approval
CDA / NAEYC
Instructor
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training HOURS
2 training/clock hours
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CEU
0.2 CEUs
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TARGET AUDIENCE
All ages
LEARNING OUTCOMES
  1. Recognize the role that educators and parents play in understanding and responding to children’s developmental needs.  
  2. Name at least 5 symptoms of Developmental Delays / ASD that may be encountered with learners ages 0-5.
  3. Describe at least 3 symptoms of Developmental Delays / ASD that they have seen before in their childcare setting, at home, or in the community. 
  4. Recall knowledge of symptoms and ‘red flags’ of ASD by identifying at least 3 signs learned in the course.
Bertelsen Education courses are internationally accredited through IACET.
Bertelsen Education is IACET Accredited and is approved to offer CEU's generally in all fifty states.
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This course counts towards the following CDA core competencies:
7. Observing and Recording Children's Behavior
This course counts towards the following NAEYC Standards:
4-Assessment of Child Progress
5 - Health
6 - Staff Competencies, Preparation, and Support
Meet the instructor

Katie Holloran

Katie Holloran, MA, BCBA
Founder, The Behaviorist Next door
www.behavioristnextdoor.com
Katie has worked with many children since starting her career as a classroom teacher in 2000. She has run her own business supporting families as a teacher, special education teacher, behavior specialist and sleep coach since 2005. Katie’s passion is helping families and education professionals understand the foundations of supportive and positive behaviors, and then learning how to apply that understanding to their own specific environments. Katie lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two children and dog. She and her family love traveling, baseball, playing cards, swimming, and laughing together.

See what people thought of this course

"I thought the information was awesome and I liked that there was more interaction than just a quiz at the end of each module. I will definitely be taking more classes through Bertelsen Education."
- Teacher, Minnesota
"A Bertelsen Education course is informative and insightful!"
- Teacher, Michigan
"It is very informational and helps you see and understand the differences between Developmental Delays and Autism."
- Teacher, Iowa
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