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Affordable, Entry-Level Classes Starting in Spring 2024
In-Depth Curriculum
The World Autism Training Classes have been developed to give you a level of in-depth understanding about autism and other related neuro-developmental conditions that simply isn’t available anywhere else in the world. Created by experts and affiliates of the US Autism Association, an organization with 20+ years of experience in training medical, educational, and therapeutic professionals, as well as parents and autistic self-advocates, each course is specifically tailored to help you expand on your existing understanding and build your professional, teaching, and advocacy skills, to make you a leading autism expert.
Engaging, Interactive Courses
With regular opportunities for deep engagement and discussion with course peers and teachers, our program not only expands your knowledge base, but also provide you with real-world opportunities to network and build new professional relationships, while gaining a deep understanding about autism and other related neuro-developmental differences. This course format will realign with your passions and professional goals as a helping professional and will give you the opportunity to become a fully contributing member of our World Autism Community of helping autism professionals and advocates.
Expert Teachers
Drawn from leading experts around the world and within an organization that has been heavily influenced by contributing members who themselves are either diagnosed or who live with a family member on the autism spectrum, the Expert Teachers within the World Autism Training School are leading professionals in the field and are eager to share their life-long learning experiences with you. With experts in a wide range of education, mental health, medical, legal, financial, and therapeutic professions, our teachers endorse and live the autism motto “nothing about us without us.”
Enriching the Lives of Individuals Across the Autism Spectrum Since 1995
Our Mission
The mission of World Autism Learning is to provide in-depth, relevant, and high-quality professional development to ensure that all individuals across the Autism Spectrum have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential. The World Autism Training Program expands and enriches global programs and services for the autism community through education, online training, published and electronic information and resources, and partnerships.
Our History
World Autism Learning, World Autism Training, and the US Autism Association are trade names of Different Minded Renaissance, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for autism education, support, and resources.
Originally founded by Dr. L.P. Kaplan in 1995, as Special Abilities, the organization evolved into the US Autism & Asperger Association in 2005, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to autism education, support, and resources. In July of 2018 the US Autism Association, Inc. responded to the DSM-5 and ICD-11 decision to remove the Asperger diagnosis and changed its name to the US Autism Association.
After 25 years of service, Dr. Kaplan made the decision to retire, and in the spring of 2019, he began working with Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman, a member of his Advisory Board, to pass the torch to a new generation of leadership. Working together, Dr. Kaplan and Dr. Thurman recruited Jennifer Grace, as Chief Executive Officer, to form a new 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Connecticut with a satellite office in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Grace and Dr. Thurman created a new organization, Different Minded Renaissance, Inc., and stepped into their new roles, officially transferring assets and taking over the leadership of the US Autism Association in January of 2020. Dr. Thurman, as President and Board Chairman, along with many of the original Advisory Board members, continues to support the new organization. Dr. Kaplan serves as Founder and Director Emeritus.
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In our US Autism tradition individuals who are themselves on the autism spectrum inform, advise, and teach in our programs to honor the autism motto “nothing about us without us.”
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Individuals across the autism spectrum, as well as those with other closely aligned neuro-developmental differences are waiting eagerly for all of us to be better.
It’s time for change .
