Autism Resources and Information
Author: None currently
Date published: June 2018 (reviewed March 2024)
Date to review: March 2026
National Autism Information and Guidance
Key Resource for GPs - Royal College of General Practitioners E-Learning
The Autism in General Practice course enables GPs to improve the care they and their practice provide for patients with autism and helps to understand the challenges that people with autism face on a daily basis.
http://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?popup=0&id=78
RCNI (Royal College of Nursing) Autism Resource Centre
The Department of Health funded a series of online training resources and booklets to increase awareness and understanding of Autism across all public services.
https://rcni.com/features/autism-resource-centre-126216
Autism Poster
https://rcni.com/sites/rcn_nspace/files/Autism-poster.pdf
Essential Guide- Developing Specialist Skills in Autism Practice
Developed by Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Leadership
https://rcni.com/sites/rcn_nspace/files/RCNi-Autism-Booklet-2015.pdf
NICE Autism Guidelines and Resources
Considerable resources and guidelines from NICE, including interactive flowcharts for ASD, information for the public, clinical audit and service development guides.
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG170
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg170/resources
Skills for Care and Skills for Health-Skills and Knowledge List
Developed to help improve awareness of autism and skills among workers in generic health and social care services. How has your team prepared/adapted the skills needed for working with people with Autism?
National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society website provides increased awareness and understanding of Autism. It also details some of the examples of autism awareness training that currently exist. http://www.autism.org.uk/