Resources

This resource outlines what a Needs Assessment Service Coordinator (NASC) is, and how to access their services.

Accessing and Using NASC Services

This resource is aimed at dentists, outlining some of the reasons visiting the dentist can be difficult for autistic people, and some things that dentists can do to help.

Autism and Dentists

This resource outlines some of the reasons behind autistic children showing extreme distress (sometimes called challenging behaviour), and strategies for helping children through it.

Extreme distress

This resource outlines some ways to help an autistic child handle a family member's terminal illness, and some of the ways in which a child's reactions may be different than expected.

Terminal illness

AAC is used by many autistic people; this resource provides some basic information about what AAC is, how it's used, and how to communicate with an AAC user.

Augmentative and alternative communication

This resource provides a basic outline of ODD and how it can interact with autism.

Oppositional defiance disorder

This resource is designed as a starting point for teachers wanting to make their classroom spaces easier to handle for autistic children.

Setting up an autistic-friendly classroom

This resource outlines some signs to look out for, both for teenagers who think they may be autistic, and for parents and professionals who think a teenager they live or work with may be autistic.

What is autism (teenagers)

Whether to disclose that you are autistic in your workplace can be complicated - this resource outlines some of the benefits and risks of disclosure, and some tips for helping the conversation go smoothly if you do decide to disclose.

Disclosing autism at work