Other Autism information and resources

The SEND Local Offer is published on your council’s website. It provides information on health, education, social care, and non-statutory local services and support available locally for children and young people (aged 0-25) with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. The ‘Local Offer’ is regularly updated and the best place to look for the most up-to-date information.

www.rbkc.gov.uk/localoffer

http://localoffer.westminster.gov.uk/

The Local Offer also provides information specific to autism.

Autism Zone | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (rbkc.gov.uk)

Autism Zone | Westminster FIS

The National Autistic Society (www.autism.org.uk) is a reliable internet source to gain further information and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders. 

Further information for teachers supporting autistic children is available on the National Autistic Society website https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/education-and-children-services/autism-practice-education-newsletter. 

The Autism Education Trust has useful information for schools and parents:

https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk

https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/parents

Contact charity for families with disabled children run a range of online workshops for parents of children from the early years (0-5 years) through to young people moving into adulthood: https://contact.org.uk/help-for-families/workshops-and-events/workshops/early-years-workshops/#speech-and-language-0-to-5

Another useful website is Ambitious about Autism which has lots of useful information for parents and schools. https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/. 

Ambitious about Autism has an Ambitious Youth Network which provides opportunities to link with other young people, including regular peer support sessions on zoom https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/connecting-young-people/online-youth-network. 

Ambitious about Autism have blogs with young autistic people sharing their experiences of receiving a diagnosis: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/information-about-autism/preparing-for-adulthood/making-sense-of-your-autism-diagnosis. 

https://autisticandunapologetic.com – website developed by young man with ASD.

www.thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk - a website set-up by Alis Rowe, a young person who was diagnosed with Asperger’s at the age of 22.

https://autismanimated.com/dolph/m/feed/view/Understanding-the-spectrum-a-comic-strip-explanation provides a useful explanation on what is meant by ‘autism spectrum’.

Young children:

• The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Elizabeth Verdick (2012)

• My Autism Book by Gloria Dura-Vila and Tamar Levi (2013)Different like me: My Book of Autism Heroes by Jennifer Elder (2006)

• How to Live with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Practical Strategies for Parents and Professionals by Chris Williams and Barry Wright (2003)

• I am Special: A Workbook to Help Children, Teens and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Understand Their Diagnosis, Gain Confidence and Thrive by Peter Vermeulen

Adolescents:

• Parenting a Teen or Young Adult with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): 325 Ideas, Insights, Tips and Strategies by Brenda Boyd (2017)

• Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson (2002)

• Taking Care of Myself 2 for Teenagers & Young Adults with ASD by Mary Wrobel (2017)

• The Asperkid's (Secret) Book of Social Rules: The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome by Jennifer Cook O'Toole (2012)

• Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Transition into Secondary School: A Handbook for implementing strategies in the mainstream school setting by Marianna Murin, Josselyn Hellreigel and Will Mandy