Objective: The need to train parents and professionals in autism spectrum disorders is repeatedly affirmed by public health actors, parents’ associations, specialised professionals, etc. The challenges in the children’s sector concern improved screening, a smoother care pathway and better inclusion. In 2016, the Loire Autisme Evaluation Unit set up a Training Relay Team (ERF) to support the training of childcare professionals. The ERF was set up in a context of economic insecurity, but was committed to this experiment, convinced of the validity of its action. Despite several thousand professionals trained in the department, the credits would not be renewed and the activity ceased at the end of 2019. The objective of this work is to report on how the training sessions were constructed, experienced, and linked to practices.
Method: Through the capitalization of trainers’ experience, this study collects and analyses activity reports and interviews with professionals who have received training.
Results: The results describe the beneficiaries, the contents of the training courses, the dynamics created by the meetings between trainers and beneficiaries and the projects carried out.
Conclusion: Several difficulties are noted, both on the side of the ERF for which the model of co-construction of training sessions is sometimes questioned by trained professionals who remain under the illusion of a a possible ‘turn-key’ method. The construction of new cooperation and partnerships is the achievement valued by all the protagonists.