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Understand how to support individuals with autism spectrum condition (ASC)

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'National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026' from the Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education

The government’s national strategy for improving the lives of autistic people and their families and carers in England, and implementation plan for 2021 to 2022.

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Click the link to access the Fragile X Society website which provides information about Fragile X Syndrome.
Click the link to access the website of the ARC, an academic research body within the School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge. On this website a number of current research projects are outlined that will develop your knowledge and understanding of autism.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced ‘Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management’
For those dealing with adults with ASC a second document has been produced by NICE ‘Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis and management’.
The National Autistic Society (NAS) have produced an section of resources on ‘Communication’
This article from the Interactive Autism Network is about ‘Challenging Behaviour’. It elaborates on the behaviours and ways of taking in the outside world that distinguish a person with an ASD from his or her ‘typical’ peers.

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