Whilst on this Autism stimulation placement, I gained a lot of knowledge on Autism which is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects people to interact with others. I also learned that not all people with learning disability will have Autism or vice versa. Autism people may have repetitive behaviour such as repeating words or phrases, they may be more sensitive with such as bright lights or sounds.

During skills and stimulation , I got an opportunity to meet with an autistic patient as a service user face to face and got experience to work with her. It was really a good opportunity for me as I haven’t experienced before working with autistic patients. I learned some very good skills on how to with autistic patients. From that stimulation practice skills, working with learning disability and autism patients, I am going take that always communicate is very important. Always communicate clearly and slowly and be a good listener to them . Give some space and time to reply them back and always be no judgemental.

During my Independent self study , I did learning on Autism Awareness. It was a very heart touching story. Also, I got an opportunity to learn and gain a lot of knowledge about Autism. In the future, if I get an opportunity to work with learning disability/ autistic patients, I am confident to work with the knowledge I have gained through stimulation practice and from e- learning from health.

During my skill practice placement, I got another good opportunity to practice IM injections, subcutaneous injection, Aseptic Non Touch Technique wound dressing and measure manual blood pressure. I feel more confident to do all this skills and will apply my knowledge in clinical area if I will get a chance to show my skills.