Bury – Children – Ages 5 – 16

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Assessment

Post-diagnosis

Communication

Sensory

Physical Health & Co-occurring Conditions

Attention & Activity

Eating

Sleep

Understanding Behaviour

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Education

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

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.
Community nursing teams
Autism young people epic Autism resources

Post-diagnosis

Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.

Post diagnostic workshops, signposting, resources and education from First point.

Communication

Autistic people often have some communication differences.
The resource below offer some general advice:

PACT and iBasis from First Point.
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.

Signposting to universal health services. Beats programme via Local Authority.
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.

Post diagnostic support for ADHD via First point

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
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.
Autism young people epic Autism resources
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

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

The information below relates to available services and support related to education where you live. 

SEND Support Services - Bury Council 

Code of practice, and advice and support is aligned with Bury's Local Offer and Graduated Approach Toolkit

GM resources on education