Autism Awareness Week 2019
Check below for everything ASD Helping Hands has planned during the most important week of the year and help us reach our target of £4000.00!
(more…)Check below for everything ASD Helping Hands has planned during the most important week of the year and help us reach our target of £4000.00!
(more…)An information sharing day for parents/carers with over 40 information stalls, speed dating sessions and talks from professionals.
(more…)Autistic people, their families and those caring for them are being asked for their views on how care and support in England can be improved.
The call for evidence is part of the cross-government review of the national autism strategy, which will be refreshed and launched later this year. The strategy will be extended to cover children as well as adults, so services work better for autistic people of all ages.
Autistic people, family members, carers and professionals can all take part in the online survey. The government is asking people to provide their views on:
People now have an opportunity to express their views on what is working and where more needs to be done to transform care and support. This could include:
Supporting people on the autism spectrum or with learning disabilities is one of the 4 clinical priority areas in the NHS Long Term Plan.
“Autistic people must be at the heart of any improvements we make to their care and support. This is an opportunity to make a real difference to hundreds of thousands of lives. We want services from healthcare to education to work better for autistic people of all ages – it’s no coincidence that learning disability and autism are one of the clinical priorities in the NHS Long Term Plan.”
Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage
Today we attended the Children and Young Person Emotional Wellbeing Event at Long Stratton High school organised by Children’s Services.
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