BeginningWithA Reviews

It was a very useful experience enriching my diagnostic skills on autistic children. Both trainers were very helpful and the sessions were vivid and interactive, besides the need of virtual course.

Though English is not our first language and we had misunderstandings during the videos regarding the coding, thank you very much!

The training was conducted with absolute success although it was online. The trainer had an excellent theoretical training and relevant experience, which allowed her to effectively transmit very useful knowledge and information. The seminar fully complete my expectations as it perfectly combined the necessary theory with practice.

It was a very well organised education on both ADOS-2 and ADI-R. both of the tests will be very realible and valid due to clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The only thing that worries me is the grant in Greek children and adults the first few times.

The course gives you a good sense over the ADOS but my feeling is that it doesn't really succeeds in training the participants on the administration of ADOS in real circumstances whereas this is succeded for ADIR.

Carol is a well of knowledge and knew every aspect of both measures (ADOS 2 and ADI-R), explaining in depth all our questions. Many thanks, obrigada, gracias!

Very well organised course

This has been a brilliant course and I have learnt so much. I was dubious about 5 days of Zoom training but really appreciated the delivery (e.g. having independent tasks to work on in the afternoons). I felt that the balance of providing enough information, but not saturating us, was met well.

As an autistic person, I can find online training challenging. This course has been really well planned, I was sent all the documentation needed in advance. Carol has a huge amount of knowledge and describes and explains everything really clearly and gives lots of relatable examples from past experience. She talks about autism in a positive way and identifies the differences in behaviours/presentations and doesn't just talk about deficits. Carol also has a good understanding about masking and subtle differences, which are worth being aware of. Garry clearly shows you where to look on Moodle for the videos and information needed. There are lots of resources, which are available for 6 months and a post-course information pack. I have really enjoyed the course, learnt a lot and feel comfortable completing the ADOS-2 and ADI-R assessments. I highly recommend this course.

Carol is a well of knowledge and knew every aspect of both measures (ADOS 2 and ADI-R), explaining in depth all our questions. Many thanks, obrigada, gracias!