Being able to make decisions for disabled children/adults

[Suade7]

I have until very recently worked for a School/Residential Care Home specialising in the education and care of children with autisim. I loved my job, but wanted to work at a higher level, calling the shots etc, because I felt the judgement of some of the senior staff was to the detriment of the children. I left and began an access to health and welfare course wanting to then progress to Uni to become a Social Worker. I have now left the course though, the access did not seem to be specialing in the specific things I was looking for - it focused greatly on nursing, midwifery and today's social climate. It made me wonder whether becoming a Social Worker was the best way into being somebody who can represent disabled people at a high level.
Has anybody got any suggestions of any other courses I could participate in or anything I could become which would mean I could better the life of disabled children/adults and make the decisions that matter.
Thank you so much for any advice.

[Ice.Maiden]

The National Autistic Society runs courses for professionals who work with autistic children, so if you contact them, I'm sure they can point you in the right direction. Best of luck.