Oldham – Children – Ages 5 – 16

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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

Any information or activity offered to parents as a pre-assessment service.

Early Help

Family Hubs

Riding the Rapids (Oldham CAMHS)

The diagnostic service

Paediatric Service :: Northern Care Alliance

Oldham CAMHS :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Post-diagnosis

Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.

• SEND Workshops & Training – POINT
• Autism Youth Club Honeywell Centre
• Services 1 — Starling
• Riding the Rapids (Oldham CAMHS)

Communication

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

The Speech and Language Therapist for the Community Paediatric Service provides diagnostic assessment along the Autism pathway, best practice advice, specialist targets and training to parents and settings.  Community Paediatric Service - Patient Leaflet

Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service :: Northern Care Alliance


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’.

Oldham Parent Carer Forum Sensory toy lending library and sensory toy lending library all ages 0-25+

GM resources on sensory

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 The Health and Wellbeing College – A range of courses covering a variety of topics including behaviours and communication.

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.

If MH condition can access CAMHS services, this would include MHST. TOG MIND services also. respect for all


GM resources 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.

Oldham CAMHS

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 The Health and Wellbeing College – A range of courses covering a variety of topics including behaviours and communication.

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.

CAMHS - only co-morbid

GM resources on sleep

Eating

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

Community eating disorders service :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

GM resources on eating

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.

SEND Workshops & Training – 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.

• CAMHS
• KOOTH
• MHST
• TOG MIND

General Advice on Mental Health:

Advice on Mental health