the Act introduced a requirement that all health and social care providers who carry out CQC-regulated activities must ensure their staff receive specific training on learning disability and autism appropriate to their role. This resource contains an editable, 120 slide presentation on autism and Autism Awareness Day (2nd April) and Autism Awareness Week. I had the privilege of teaching and working with many amazing young people on the autistic spectrum for twenty years. People with autism are often misunderstood. Hopefully, this presentation will help others to be more informed about, and more understanding of, autism.

You will also be able to read examples of ‘Stories of Change’, collated by the NDTi, which demonstrate the impact of the Green Light Toolkit. Sensory app research Schools are often the best people to make referrals as they’ll know your child or young person well. Ask for a meeting with the school ‘Special educational needs coordinator’ (SENCO) to discuss your concerns and how your child can be supported. This work is really refreshing and highlights the specific needs of the different users quite accurately. The training used a ‘train the trainer’ approach and was based on Health Education England (HEE)/Department of Health and Social Care Core capability framework for supporting autistic people, and enabled people to train to Tier 3 level. The definitionof autism haschanged over the decades and could change in future years as we understand more.Some people feel the spectrum is too broad, arguing an autistic person with 24/7 support needs cannot be compared with a personwho finds supermarket lights too bright. We often find that autistic people and their families with different support needs share many of the same challenges, whether that’s getting enough support from mental health, education and social care services or being misunderstood by people close to them. We will continue to fight tomake society work for autistic people. How many people are autisticArts and crafts. This is a fun and creative way for children to express themselves. This could be painting, drawing, creating things and many more.

Overall, there were 545 people trained who have disseminated the training to their services and teams. Of these, 90 have lived experience, with the remaining trainers working within mental health settings. Just under half (240) were to support CAMHS inpatient settings, and 305 were to support adult mental health inpatient settings. And for this reason, I would recommend that we start with a poster that says "For all users:" with the basic best practices (which include, e.g. "write in plain English", "don't use ALL CAPS", etc.). vii] Doherty M, Neilson S, O’Sullivan J, et al (2022) Barriers to healthcare and self-reported adverse outcomes for autistic adults: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. Autism Awareness Day is on the 2nd of April each year. It's a time when we can shine a light on Autism and how we can support Autistic learners, both in the classroom and in society. To get involved in Autism Awareness Day, you might:

What are some of the signs of autism in children?

This what is ADHD? Display poster is a great way to teach other people about ADHD. This poster could be put up in the staff room or in the classroom. Wherever you decide to put it, it's a great reminder to others about ADHD. Lifelong and persistent sensory sensitivities are a diagnostic characteristic of autism. Recent studies suggest prevalence in between 69% to 90% of autistic people. [i], [ii] The content for the posters came from our accessibility team in Home Office Digital. Led by accessibility leads Emily Ball and James Buller, we are a group of twelve, each specialising on these conditions: blind and visual impairment, dyslexia, autism and ADHD, D/deaf and hard of hearing, mental health and motor disabilities. Collectively, we learn as much of the conditions as we can to better increase our knowledge so they can be shared within and outside the team. If your child or young person is having mild or moderate difficulties (such as mild depression, moderate behavioural difficulties, school refusal, family relationship difficulties, bedwetting and soiling), there are a number of services across Berkshire that can provide support. You can find these services through the Local Offer.