Learning outcomes:By the end of this course, you will understand:what social challenges autistic people havehow to support autistic people to have better social experienceshow to help autistic people manage friendshipshow introversion and extroversion affects autistic peoplehow social anxiety might be different for autistic peoplehow to help autistic people feel less anxious during social situationswhat \'masking\' is, how it affects autistic people, and how to help autistic people avoid maskinghow autistic people can communicate their social difficulties to othersAudience:This course is suitable for:Anyone working with autistic adults or autistic childrenParents and carersAutistic individualsCourse content:Pre-learning questionnaire: You complete an online survey before you begin learning in the module.Narrated presentation: You watch, read and listen to the learning materials.Animations: Unique, charming, sweet animations based around the central character, The Girl With The Curly Hair, and her experiences of socialising in different situations.Visuals and infographics: No plain writing!Questions: Answer questions to check your understanding along the way.Notes: Print a set of summary course notes for your records.This course was written, created and narrated by autistic author and founder of The Curly Hair Project, Alis Rowe.