Understanding Autism Workshop
Teaching Strategies and Behaviour Support - Live Virtual Workshop
Friday 24 January 2025
9am to 3pm AEST (Qld Time)
✅ Register now – limited tickets available
✅ Interactive, Fast Moving, Q&A
✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips
✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Recording you can re-watch (available for 3 months)
✅ IT support
✅ BONUS Posted Welcome Pack for Early Bird Registration (Australia only)
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Understanding Autism
Teaching Strategies and Behaviour Support Workshop
In this Teaching Strategies and Behaviour Support Workshop you will learn:
Student Engagement and Task Completion
- How to keep students focused and on-task
- Strategies for work completion and reducing work avoidance
- Ways to engage and motivate students who are resistant or disengaged
- How to get students to transition between activities
Managing Disruptive Behaviours
- Handling meltdowns and emotional outbursts
- Addressing disruptive behaviours that impact other students’ learning
- Supporting students who leave/run from the classroom
- Strategies for aggressive or impulsive behaviours
Supporting Social Skills & Interactions
- Helping students develop friendships and social connections
- Teaching appropriate social behaviours and interactions
- Managing social anxiety and withdrawal
- Supporting group work participation
Meeting Diverse Needs in Busy Classrooms
- How to support individual needs while teaching the whole class
- Managing multiple students with different support requirements
- Balancing attention between students with and without additional needs
- Strategies when limited support staff is available
Communication Support
- Strategies for non-verbal or minimally verbal students
- Supporting language development and comprehension
- Implementing visual supports and alternative communication
- Effective ways to give instructions
Plus many more practical strategies for:
- Sensory Needs & Regulation
- Academic Support & Differentiation
- Establishing Routines & Structure
- Building Independence
- Parent & Staff Collaboration
BONUS Resources



Is this course for me?
This course is for:
✅ Parents
✅ Family members
✅ Care staff
✅ Educators
✅ Clinicians
✅ Anyone wanting to understand more about Autism Spectrum Disorder and how to support children and adults with an ASD.
Understanding Autism:
Teaching Strategies and Behaviour Support
✅ Register now – limited tickets available
✅ Interactive, Fast Moving, Q&A
✅ Handout includes Additional Helpful Tips
✅ Email questions directly to Sue Larkey
✅ Certificate of Completion
✅ Recording you can re-watch (available for 3 months)
✅ IT support
✅ BONUS Posted Welcome Pack for Early Bird Registration (Australia only)

Understanding Autism - Live Virtual Workshop
Includes full access to all course materials and a certificate of completion.
EARLY BIRD (Bonus Posted Workshop Welcome Pack): $215
per person if 3 days before the event
Understanding Autism - Live Virtual Workshop
Includes full access to all course materials and a certificate of completion.
FULL FEE (Digital Downloadable Workshop Pack): $245
per person within 3 days of the event
What Our Participants Say
“It was all you promised – practical, fast moving, fun and motivational. You have a great understanding of ASD and a true talent for sharing your knowledge and passion in a way we can relate to”
“My son’s teacher said it’s the best inservice she has ever had! She has had an epiphany! She understands it all so much better. She has some great ideas for the aide! She feels empowered and inspired! This is so great for all her future students too”
“I spent a lot of the day reflecting on my own teaching practise and came out of the workshop full of what is really just best teaching practise for all children, not just kids on the spectrum. You are a wonderful presenter and are a brilliant advocate for these children“
“I think perhaps I’ve just been struggling along trying to find my way not knowing where to start. I felt so well informed when I left the presentation, I learnt so much.”
“Has given me a reset on how I think about and approach my daughter’s challenges, as well as some new techniques to try both at home and school.”
Meet Sue Larkey

Sue Larkey is a highly respected educator, author, and speaker with extensive experience in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She has taught students in both mainstream and special education settings, combining practical experience with extensive research. Sue holds a Master’s in Special Education and has completed the research sections of her Doctorate in Education.
Sue’s podcast, the “Sue Larkey Podcast,” has over 1.3 million downloads across more than 200 episodes and is the #1 ranked Apple Podcast in Australia in the Course category. Her podcast resources are used by leading universities, including Monash University and Canberra University, to train teachers. She also has a global following, with over 135,000 subscribers to her weekly e-newsletter in more than 30 countries and a community of 130,000 Facebook followers.
Sue has authored over 18 books aimed at educators, teacher assistants, and parents/carers, and is a former winner of the Naturally Autistic International Award for Community Contribution. She has delivered hundreds of speeches at both international and national conferences, earning recognition as a trusted source of knowledge, compassion, and inspiration for educators, support workers, and families.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When do we get the certificate?
Within 2 working days of the course.
- What age is the course appropriate for?
The course is appropriate for supporting all ages.
- Can this Course Count towards my Professional Development?
Yes. Completing this course provides 5 hours of accredited professional learning and is suitable for all teachers Annual Professional Learning Requirements for ALL STATES of AUSTRALIA.
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the level of Proficient Teacher for the course “Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Knowledge to Improve Student Learning, Participation and Outcomes” presented by Sue Larkey. This Course addresses thepriority area of Students/children with Disability addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2 & 1.6.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation
For NSW Teachers (5 NESA accreditation PD hours)
Completing Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Knowledge to Improve Student Learning, Participation and Outcomes – in person, will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Students/children with Disability addressing standard descriptors 1.1.2 & 1.6.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
- I am having technical issues, what do I do?
Prior to the day contact our team on support@suelarkey.com.au
On the day contact Andrew on 0418 320 295
COURSE EVALUATIONS
Start Date | How useful was the course? | How do you think this course has helped you? | Would you recommend this course to others? |
2024-04-17 14:00:37 | Very Good | Reviews of my existing knowledge of neurodiverse students, along with some new strategies to try in class. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:36 | Excellent | Reminded me of things I know already, gave me confidence in what I am already doing | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:27 | Very Good | Helped reassure me that strategies I am using within the classroom are effective and appropriate for the children in my class. And gave me more insight on why those strategies work | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:45 | Very Good | Lots of knowledge and new strategies to try! | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:29 | Very Good | helped differentiate things. cleared up definitions. am after more info on teenagers in a dorm setting where privacy is an issue. academic demands are big. pressure from parents is big. supporting kids that havent been been diagnosed or supported. so i will continue to follow you. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:18 | Excellent | Heaps !! I have lots of strategies to try and some wonderful books to buy . Thank you 😊 | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:34 | Excellent | more strategies to help within the classroom identification: classification of the reasons behind the reaction/behaviour as well as ‘typical’ ASD behaviours | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:43 | Excellent | Given me some new tools to try and hopefully help a child who needs it | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:47 | Excellent | Lots of great strategies and approaches to neurodivergent students. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:08 | Very Good | Understand different types of autism | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:19 | Excellent | I have some new strategies to implement to help my students. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:59 | Excellent | Providing the strategies to use with my children. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:27 | Excellent | Strategies. I had forgotten so much since the last course years ago. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:30 | Very Good | Real strategies | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:41:24 | Excellent | Great strategies | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:28 | Excellent | heaps of strategies to try in my classroom Better understanding of the why behind the behavior | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:41 | Excellent | I’m definitely more confident and aware of how and why a child may need additional support | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:21 | Excellent | It has given me so many strategies to try and also assisted with my understanding of our neurodiverse students. | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:41 | Excellent | I have been given so many great strategies to take away | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:40:26 | Excellent | In many ways | Yes |
2024-04-12 14:39:52 | Excellent | i know the strategies which i can use to help to reguate the students | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:59 | Excellent | Gave me more of an understanding of what each individual child might be going through. There is such a big scale of diagnosis, behaviour and emotions | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:34 | Very Good | It’s showing me that something are not working and I need to change it up. Parents need to be told we have to work together | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:38 | Very Good | Just by listening to you, I have identified behaviours and now know if it’s sensory or behavioural meltdowns. Thankfully we have not yet hit phase 3! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:31 | Excellent | Has given me extra clarification in my work, and has given me some great new views to remember, like revisiting old strategies and mingling them with the new. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:42 | Very Good | Just really opened my eyes to the challenges children are constantly facing throughout daily routines & interactions that Educators may sometimes forget or not realise. I know the handout is going to be a great resource for me in the future & also to provide to my team to ensure we all strive to support the children in our care as much as possible. Thank you so much | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:58:58 | Excellent | It has most definitely given me that boost of confidence again to go and try out this stratgies and gain mire understanding of how these chikdren work so I can make a difference in their lives | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:53 | Excellent | Practical strategies that I can use straight away with a range of students. Thanks | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:42 | Excellent | Provided an understanding of why children behave in different ways | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:47 | Excellent | I can understand how to help my support my student more. Not also that but my oldest son with which is not diagnosed. But we both know he is ADHD. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:52 | Excellent | It will help me everyday. The tips and strategies for sensory, behaviour and tantrums is gold. Thank you! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | Strategies to try next week. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:55 | Excellent | After so many years being in a regular classroom this year I am in a Flexible learning space and feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. I did this course MANY years ago but was glad when I was offered a refresher. It has been very helpful Thank you. Marjorie. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:41 | Excellent | It has helped me differ between a meltdown and a tantrum. Building children up for success and strategies around how to do that. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:02 | Excellent | I think this course has helped me as a graduate teacher to gather strategies to use for my neurodiverse students. I loved the videos of the children – especially Carly’s, to understand how these students may be feeling. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:58 | Excellent | Strategies to try with children with ASD. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:51 | Very Good | As a TA, I’ve learnt a range of effective strategies to implement alongside my teacher. I have also been able to develop my understanding of students with autisms perspective. Thankyou so much Sue 🙂 | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | Managing the children and acceptance by all so that learning can take place for all | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:34 | Good | I would have liked more specific information on aspects of autism. But I appreciated the info regarding how their minds works. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:31 | Very Good | Work more effective with ND children and adults | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:29 | Very Good | To support the teachers and my clients | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:32 | Excellent | It has given me some comfort that I’m doing okay. Some practical strategies – I feel I can try Monday! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:41 | Good | Understand autism better | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | Understanding lifted and skills | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:17 | Good | I would love to see this face to face so it’s more interactive as 5hrs is a long time for a webinar. I have walked away with new strategies to implement which is great! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:30 | Good | exposure to many strategies for teaching autistic kids. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:38 | Excellent | Greater understanding | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:03 | Good | Lots of great strategies. The most useful stuff was in the afternoon session. Consider flipping it and making it first. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:39 | Excellent | It has provided me with multiple strategies and a greater understanding to support students within the classroom and on the yard | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:47 | Satisfactory | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:55:52 | Excellent | Immensely! Helped me see my students more clearly. You’re amazing. Such a wealth of knowledge and experience. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:35 | Excellent | It has helped me look outside the box. Understand how to deal with cope and manage neurodiverse children. Thankyou | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:56:06 | Satisfactory | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | I love all of your courses and webinars and podcasts Sue! Everything was great thank you | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:07 | Very Good | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:55:32 | Excellent | I loved how you used examples of how we would feel and react in situations. It helped me connect and understand. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:52 | Very Good | Strategies for helping regulate and tips for managing meltdowns. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:36 | Excellent | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:56:03 | Very Good | Sensory meltdown- object as a barrier Traffic light Kinesthetic breathing | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:31 | Very Good | I have a broader understanding of the different expressions | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:08 | Very Good | Thank you. Very informative and practical! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:52 | Very Good | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:55:59 | Excellent | Classroom management of inclusion | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:27 | Excellent | Immensely, I feel like I have more tools to help me support my students. Thank you, love your work! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:28 | Excellent | Strategies Understanding why ASD/ADHD children behave and respond | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:57 | Good | Yes | |
2024-03-01 14:56:48 | Very Good | In so many ways, THANK YOU! | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:39 | Excellent | I’ve taken away many tips and strategies to put in place in the classroom. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:37 | Excellent | Very much so | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:38 | Very Good | It has given me more strategies to use in my job. Very good information. Thank you. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:43 | Very Good | I listened with a child in mind. It was great. I feel I need to do yearly with the different children in mind. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:38 | Very Good | It has given me ideas and strategies to use in my classroom. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:41 | Excellent | It has been a great reminder of strategies as well as having gained new knowledge | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:12 | Excellent | Very eye opening tha k you | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:51 | Excellent | Essential tips to help me with my students | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:34 | Very Good | More strategies to try. Don’t put Maltesers in post packs. They go yuck. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:56:02 | Excellent | A lot of reinforcement and validation for things I’m already doing, and a lot of very helpful hints for things to do next, | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:28 | Excellent | Getting strategies and ideas of how to manage the behaviours | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:33 | Excellent | Lots of practical adjustments ‘coats’ to go back and try on. | Yes |
2024-03-01 14:55:51 | Excellent | I can apply some of it immediately | Yes |
2023-03-16 14:03:47 | Excellent | Best way to approach and deal | Yes |
2023-03-09 06:44:51 | Excellent | Working in everyday situations | Yes |
2023-03-08 15:00:47 | Excellent | Has given me a reset on how I think about and approach my daughter’s challenges, as well as some new techniques to try both at home and school. | Yes |
2023-03-08 15:01:47 | Excellent | Practical idras | Yes |
2023-03-08 15:00:33 | Very Good | new strategies to try | Yes |
2023-03-08 15:00:36 | Excellent | Yes definitely! Very informative and I can’t wait for the next one and to continuously educate myself in my professional development as a teachers aide and at home with my neurodiverse child. Thankyou Sue! | Yes |
2023-03-08 15:03:53 | Excellent | So practical!!!!!! | Yes |