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Assessment

Sensory

Physical Health & Co-occurring Conditions

Eating

Sleep

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Employment

Rights & Entitlements

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/ individuals as a pre-assessment service.
The diagnostic services.

Pennine Care

Post-diagnosis

Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.

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.

Adult Community Therapy Team

GM resources on sensory

Physical Health & Co-occurring Conditions

Autistic children/adults may also develop a few co-occurring health issues. These may be physical or mental health conditions.

Eating

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

GM resources on eating

Sleep

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

Seashell Trust

GM resources on sleep

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.

Employment

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.

Autism employment webpage
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.