Behavior, not only awareness
Look for how skills are taught, prompted and reinforced, and how problem behavior is understood, not just what autism is.
For training leads
Autism training for staff who support autistic children
For disability, residential and child-welfare organizations whose frontline staff support autistic children. What to check first, what to look for in a course, and one team course you can try free.
Check this first
Your state may already name the course.
Many organizations train frontline staff on autism because a funder, licence or contract asks them to. Before you choose any course, ask your state developmental disabilities agency or licensing body exactly what it accepts. Where it names a specific course, only that course meets the requirement. Ours does not replace it.
An example: Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs counts its own SPeCTRUM autism course, offered on MyODP, for the autism measures in its residential performance-based contracts. From July 1, 2026, previously accepted Relias trainings no longer count as alternatives for those measures. Read the announcement →
Choosing a course
What to look for, whoever you buy from.
Fit with the people your staff support
Children or adults, school-like routines or home life. Examples close to your setting are easier for staff to use.
Credit, records and a trial
If your requirement needs a certificate, continuing-education credit or a completion report, confirm the course provides it. Then watch part of it before you buy for a whole team.
One option
Our team course for 10 or more staff.
Team course · 10 or more learners
Level 1 ABA Online Training Course for groups
Foundations of autism and behavior support for frontline staff: what autism is, an overview of applied behavior analysis, methods of teaching, prompting and motivation, and building participation skills, followed by a final exam.
What to weigh: it is drawn largely from work with young children in classrooms and homes, so it fits staff who support autistic children best. It does not cover adult services, crisis intervention, restraint or trauma-informed care. It does not qualify anyone to practise ABA, does not count as RBT training or the 40-hour RBT course, and does not replace your clinical team. Behavior support for a particular person always follows that person’s plan and the clinician who wrote it.
This course carries no continuing-education credit and no CE certificate, and it does not meet any state’s mandated training.
$99 per learner, minimum 10 learners ($990 for 10) · One-time purchase · Each learner has 10 weeks of access from the day they activate their code.
Free 7-day trial of the first 2 sessions, so you can watch before you buy.
See the course and start the free trial →More for organizations
Other learning for behavioral health and disability services
Research and case recordings on positive behavior support and staff training, and a free home plan you can hand families.
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Start a conversation about a suitable learning option. You can buy the team course in the store at the price shown above, or email us first with questions.
Email our teamPrefer our contact page? →Questions training leads ask.
Will this course meet our state’s training requirement?
No. It does not meet any state’s mandated training. Ask your state agency or licensing body what it accepts. Where a state names its own course, as Pennsylvania does for its residential contract measures, that course is the one that counts.
Does completing it qualify staff to practise ABA?
No. It gives frontline staff a shared foundation. It does not qualify anyone to practise applied behavior analysis, does not count as RBT training or the 40-hour RBT course, and does not replace your clinical team.
Can we try it before buying for the team?
Yes. The free 7-day trial covers the first 2 sessions.
Does it fit staff who support adults?
No, it is not designed for that. It is drawn largely from work with young children in classrooms and homes, and it does not cover adult services.