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Post-diagnosis
Communication
Sensory
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Attention & Activity
Eating
Sleep
Understanding Behaviour
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Education & Training
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.
ADOS from First Point
- CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health services) :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- ADOS leaflet PDF
- QB test information sheet for parents and carers PDF
- Waiting times for neuro and support whilst waiting PDF
- Pennine care
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.
PACT and iBasis from First Point.
- Supporting your Neurodivergent child Padlet
- My neurodiversity support padlet
- ECC – STRM Support
- 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
Autism young people epic Autism resources
Post-diagnosis
Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.
Post diagnostic workshops, signposting, resources and education from First point.
- National Autistic Society
- Welcome to our new website
- Autism understood
- Home | First point family support services
Communication
Autistic people often have some communication differences.
The resource below offer some general advice:
PACT and iBasis from First Point.
- Paedeatric speech and language therapy :: Northern care Alliance
- Bury speech language and communication support while waiting
GM resources on communication
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 workshops monthly from RFI delivered within First point base
GM resources on sensory
Physical Health & Co-occuring Conditions
Autistic children/adults may also develop a few co-occurring health issues. These may be physical or mental health conditions.
- Children’s community Learning disability team, Bury :: Pennine care NHS Foundation Trust
- Bury Children’s Epilepsy Service
- Paediatric physiotherapy :: Northern care Alliance
GM resources on physical health
Attention & Activity
Autistic children may also have co-occurring conditions that affect attention and activity. Services below may be able to support you with these.
Resources archive - ADHD Foundation : ADHD Foundation
Eating
Due to sensory differences, many autistic children/adults have preferences with eating.
Signposting to CAMHS or CEDS or RFI
- 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
Autism and sleep
SG Autism and Sleep Compressed.pdf - Google Drive
GM resources on sleep
Understanding Behaviour
Some autistic children have difficulties with communication, sensory experiences and thinking styles. This may lead to stress and anxiety related behaviour from the autistic child. Services below can support parents and carers with these behaviours. Riding the rapids and early years riding the rapids delivered by First point
- Parenting Tips & Tricks – Families under pressure – Maudsley Charity
- myHappymind Podcast – Parenting Myths series – myHappymind
- myHappymind Podcast – The Truth about series – myHappymind
Mental Health & Wellbeing
Some autistic adolescents may experience co-occurring mental health conditions. The information below lists support available where you live in relation to mental health and well-being support.
Signposting to CAMHS and MHST
General Advice on Mental Health:
Advice on Mental health
Education & Training
The information below relates to the educational and training opportunities for autistic young adults.
GM resources on education