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Understand how to support individuals with autism spectrum condition (ASC)
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘What is autism?’ on the Autistica website.
- 'Autism’ from The National Autistic Society (NAS).
- 'Autism and the DSM-5’ from Autism West Midlands.
- 'Speech and language therapy for autism’ from the ASD Clinic website
- 'Autism and gender identity’ from The National Autistic Society (NAS).
- 'National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026' from the Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education
- 'Adult autism strategy: statutory guidance’ from the Gov.UK website.
- 'Diverse perspective: The challenges for families affected by autism from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities’ from the NAS.
- 'Autism controversies’ from the Autism Spectrum Explained website.
- 'Understanding an autistic person’s communication’ from The National Autistic Society.
- 'Distressed behaviour - a guide for all audiences’ from The National Autistic Society
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- 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.
- Think And Challenge
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