In Unit 1 participants will differentiate between deficit and neurodiversity-affirming views of autism, and between autism and conditions that frequently occur alongside autism. They will learn about innate autistic ways of thinking, why they should not encourage autistic people to mask their autism, and how to adapt their current programs and services so that they are strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming.

In Unit 2 participants will understand why all autistic owned and led businesses are by definition social enterprises, identify how autistic characteristics align with the social innovation school of social entrepreneurship, and learn how to support autistic individuals to recognise and use their innate autistic ways of thinking to create and systemise innovations. They will also learn why an effectual business development approach is best suited to the characteristics of autistic individuals.

In Unit 3 participants will understand the complexity of creating an enabling environment for autistic social entrepreneurship and why it will require an entrepreneurial ecosystem that consists of autistic social entrepreneurs, disability support services, social enterprise support services, and business support services. They will also learn how to create conditions so that the diverse organisations in autistic social entrepreneurial ecosystems can work together more effectively to support autistic social entrepreneurs.