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Assessment

The list below shows you what services are available depending on where you are in your assessment journey. Whether you suspect you/your child may be Autistic, you are awaiting a formal diagnostic assessment, or you may recently have had such an assessment, there is a service to help.

Pre-assessment

The list below shows you what services are available depending on where you are in your assessment journey. Whether you suspect you/your child may be autistic, you are awaiting a formal diagnostic assessment, or you may recently have had such an assessment, there is a service to help.

The diagnostic services.

Any information or activity offered [to parents/ individuals] as a pre-assessment service.

Health services - Bury council

Community nursing teams

• Specialist Health services – Bury council
  
• SEND Health visiting Team Bury Health visiting service | The Bury Directory
  
• Bury Portage Home Teaching team | National Portage Association
  
• Health Visiting :: Northern care alliance
  
• Bury visiting service | Bury | Facebook
  
• Home | First point Family Support Services

Sensory

Autistic people often experience their senses differently and understanding this can be the key to supporting the autistic person to self-regulate and understand themselves better:
Here are some useful resources about sensory needs and differences’.

Sensory processing differences support padlet

GM resources on sensory

Physical Health & Co-occurring Conditions

Autistic people also may also develop a number of co-occurring health issues. These may be physical or mental health conditions.

• Health and Wellbeing
  
• About Bury Live Well Exercise Referral Team
  
• HAF – Information for parents and carers
  
• GM resources on physical health

Eating

Due to sensory differences, many autistic children/adults have preferences with eating.

• Nutrition and Diabetics :: Northern Care Foundation
  
• Health Visting :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• ARFID Awarness UK

GM resources on eating

Sleep

Sleep difficulties are very common for autistic children. Not only can this have a massive impact on the autistic child, but it can impact parents, carers and other family members.

Fact sheets from First point which is included within post diagnostic support.

• National Sleep Helpline – The Sleep Charity
  
• New horizon – Meditation & Sleep Stories | Home
  
• Children’s Outpatients – Fairfield General Hospital

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Some autistic people have co-occurring mental health conditions. The list below explains what help is available locally for this.

• Health and Wellbeing – Bury Council
  
• Search Directory (theburydirectory.co.uk)
  
  General Advice on Mental Health:
  
  Advice on Mental health

Employment

Some autistic people need support to access employment. Below are some services that may be available locally.

• Bury Employment Support and Training (Bury EST)- Bury Council
  
• Education, Employment, Training (SEND) – Bury Council
  
• Preparing for adulthood – Bury Council
  
• Developing the preparing for adulthood section of the Local Offer guide

GM resources on employment

Rights & Entitlement

Listed below are some support services available for autistic people who need support with understanding their rights and entitlement.

• Housing – Bury Council
  
• Paying for care – Bury Council
  
• Cost of Living Support – Bury Council
  
• Home – Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (cabb.org.uk)
  
• BURY2GETHER a forum for Parents/Carers who have children with SEND
  
• Local and national send support parent groups