The Scottish Government has allocated £50,000 annually for the next three years to fund almost 200 students in Scotland to study SK124 Understanding the Autism Spectrum.
This is part of a wider initiative to promote the Scottish Government’s autism strategy. Announcing the initiative, Michael Matheson MSP, Minister of Public Health, emphasised the role of education and training in increasing understanding of autism and providing support for those who work with and care for people on the autism spectrum.
Dr Ilona Roth, Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the Science Faculty and Chair of Understanding the autism spectrum said: “We are absolutely delighted to be collaborating with the Scottish Government on such an important and worthwhile initiative.
“As an authoritative, up-to-date and accessible guide to the field, our course has proved extremely popular, attracting more than 3,000 students over the last three years, including health and legal professionals, teachers, parents and grandparents, as well as people on the spectrum.
“The interest in this new Scottish initiative has been fantastic, and the OU in Scotland has worked really hard to get everyone registered in time. We expect well over 1,100 students on SK124 this year, and we are looking forward to welcoming all students when the course starts again in November,” she said.
