| About autism |
| What is autism? |
| What is autism? (Easy read) |
| What's it like having autism or Asperger syndrome? |
| Real life stories: people with an ASD |
| Real life stories: parents and carers |
| Real life stories from partners |
| Real life stories from siblings |
| Send us your real-life stories about autism and Asperger syndrome |
| Tell us about your short film |
| Some facts and statistics |
| Related conditions |
| Related conditions |
| ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and autism |
| Down's syndrome |
| Dyslexia |
| Dyspraxia |
| Epilepsy |
| Fetal anti-convulsant syndrome (FACS) |
| Hyperlexia |
| PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome) |
| Learning disabilities |
| What is Asperger syndrome? |
| Asperger syndrome: what is it? |
| What is Asperger syndrome? (Easy read) |
| What's it like having autism or Asperger syndrome? |
| Real life stories: people with an ASD |
| Real life stories: parents and carers |
| Real life stories from partners |
| Real life stories from siblings |
| Send us your real-life stories about autism and Asperger syndrome |
| Tell us about your short film |
| Some facts and statistics |
| Asperger syndrome: broaching the subject |
| Related conditions |
| Related conditions |
| ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and autism |
| Down's syndrome |
| Dyslexia |
| Dyspraxia |
| Epilepsy |
| Fetal anti-convulsant syndrome (FACS) |
| Hyperlexia |
| PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome) |
| Learning disabilities |
| Causes, treatment and research |
| Possible causes of autism |
| Position statement: causes of autism |
| Genetics and autism: a briefing |
| Position statement: autism and the MMR vaccine |
| Is there a 'cure'? |
| Approaches to autism |
| Position statement: therapies and interventions |
| Is autism really a disorder? |
| Living with autism: people's real-life stories |
| Approaches, therapies and interventions |
| Behavioural interventions |
| Diets and supplements |
| Medical interventions |
| Physiological interventions |
| Relationship-based interventions |
| Service-based interventions |
| Skills-based interventions |
| Standard therapies |
| Complementary therapies |
| Technology |
| Questionnaire on autism interventions |
| Research |
| Research in Progress database |
| Are you looking for research participants? |
| Research projects: be a participant |
| Titles in Autism |
| Autism Update |
| Research Autism |
| Brain Bank for Autism and Related Developmental Research |
| Links: websites on autism research |
| Jargon buster |
| Glossary of terms A-D |
| Glossary of terms E-H |
| Glossary of terms I-Q |
| Glossary of terms R-Z |
| Some facts and statistics |
| Statistics: how many people have autistic spectrum disorders? |
| 40% of all children with autism wait more than three years for a clear diagnosis |
| Over half a million people have autism in the UK |
| Boys are four times more likely to develop autism than girls |
| 25% of children with an ASD have been excluded from school at least once |
| Adults with autism say that finding a suitable job would improve their lives more than anything else |
| People with autism often want to make friends but due to their disability find it difficult |
| NAS volunteer befrienders have helped more than 2,000 families |
| We trained more than 6,000 professionals in diagnosis and early intervention techniques last year |
| Myths and facts about autism |
| Diagnosis |
| Just had a diagnosis? |
| Talk to someone |
| After diagnosis: children |
| After diagnosis: adolescents and adults |
| Autism: parents' questions answered |
| The process of getting a diagnosis |
| Professionals in autism: a guide for parents and carers |
| Diagnosis: the process for children |
| Diagnosis: the process for adults |
| Diagnosis: how can it benefit me as an adult? |
| Complaints about the NHS - children's procedure |
| Opening the door |
| Overseas: what help is available to families outside the UK? |
| Diagnosis and the effect on the family |
| Diagnosis: information for professionals |
| Diagnostic options: a guide for health professionals |
| Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders - a brief guide for health professionals |
| Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) |
| Next steps: a Scottish autism information resource |
| Behaviour, communication and play |
| Behaviour |
| Behaviour guidelines |
| Challenging behaviour |
| Social skills |
| Anxiety in adults with an autism spectrum disorder |
| Change: preparing a person with an autism spectrum disorder for change |
| Obsessions, repetitive behaviours and routines |
| Dietary management |
| Sex education and children and young people with an ASD |
| 'Story builder' software |
| Communication |
| Communication and interaction |
| Speech and language therapy |
| Semantic pragmatic impairments |
| Circle of Friends - promoting inclusion and interaction |
| Play |
| Play and autism |
| Ideas for toys and leisure activities |
| Early years and autism |
| The sensory world of the autism spectrum |
| Education |
| Primary and secondary school |
| Education: home educating your child |
| Extra help for your child in school |
| Education: choosing a school in England and Wales |
| Your child: at school |
| Bullying: a guide for parents |
| Education legislation |
| Education jargon |
| Exclusion |
| Transition issues in education |
| Breaking down barriers to learning |
| Education: moving from primary to secondary school |
| Transition planning at the age of 14 (England and Wales) |
| The Transitions programme |
| Further and higher education |
| Colleges for students with autism or Asperger syndrome |
| University: choosing and applying |
| Starting university |
| Prospects student support service |
| Autism Education Trust |
| Employment |
| Employment information |
| Help from your local careers service |
| Looking for work |
| Bullying in the workplace |
| The undiscovered workforce: the NAS employment campaign |
| Employment: tips for interviewing people with autism and Asperger syndrome |
| Benefits and welfare rights |
| Benefits: which am I entitled to? |
| Disability Living Allowance |
| DLA (Disability Living Allowance): what is it? |
| DLA: guidance for adults with an ASD completing the form |
| DLA: (Disability Living Allowance): tips for parents and carers |
| DLA: keeping a diary |
| DLA: high-rate mobility for children with ASD |
| Receiving DLA? Free cinema ticket when you take a friend! |
| Employment and Support Allowance |
| Income support: a guide |
| Incapacity Benefit: a guide |
| Carer's Allowance |
| Blue badge scheme: a guide for parents and carers |
| Self-directed support |
| What is an individual budget? |
| How do I get an individual budget? |
| More information about self-directed support and individual budgets |
| Government commitment to individual budgets |
| Self-directed support: further reading |
| Direct payments |
| Direct payments |
| Direct payments: a brief guide for parents and carers of children with an ASD |
| Direct payments: a guide for adults and young people |
| Benefits: challenging benefits decisions |
| Benefits: challenging benefits decisions |
| Decisions you can challenge |
| Benefits decisions - when to appeal |
| Superseding the decision - appealing outside of normal dispute times |
| How to appeal and what happens next |
| Hearing your appeal at a tribunal |
| Benefits: further information and contact details |
| Publications and web resources |
| A-Z list of information sheets |
| Activity leaders and sports instructors: a guide to autism |
| ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and autism |
| Adolescents and adults with autism: a guide to resources |
| Advocacy and autism |
| Anxiety in adults with an autism spectrum disorder |
| Applied behavioural analysis (ABA) |
| Asperger syndrome in your classroom (information for classmates) |
| Asperger syndrome: a school's guide |
| Asperger syndrome: books and videos |
| Asperger syndrome: broaching the subject |
| Auditory Integration Training (AIT) |
| Autism: a selective guide to books and other resources |
| Autism: books for children and young people |
| Autism: information for HE students studying the condition |
| Autism: information for school and college students studying the condition |
| Autism: why do more boys than girls develop it? |
| Autism Data: a brief guide to searching |
| Autism Services Directory: a brief guide to searching |
| Behaviour guidelines |
| Benefits: challenging benefits decisions |
| Benefits: which am I entitled to? |
| Biting |
| Blue badge scheme: a guide for parents and carers |
| Blue Badge Scheme and ASDs: a guide for local authorities |
| Bullying: a guide for young people |
| Bullying: a guide for parents |
| Bullying in the workplace |
| Can The National Autistic Society recommend any specific therapies? |
| Care services: complaints and remedies (England) |
| Care and support services for adults: information for local authorities |
| Carer's Allowance |
| Change: preparing a person with an autism spectrum disorder for change |
| Christmas and autism spectrum disorders |
| Circle of Friends - promoting inclusion and interaction |
| Colleges for students with autism or Asperger syndrome |
| Communication and interaction |
| Community care: a guide for adults with ASD and their carers |
| Complaints about the NHS - children's procedure |
| Computers: applications for people with autism |
| Computers: using computer software at home - a parent's view |
| Counselling |
| Counsellors and psychotherapists: a guide |
| Courses for professionals in autism and other related topics |
| Criminal justice system and ASDs |
| Daily Life Therapy: Higashi |
| Death, bereavement and autism spectrum disorders |
| Dentist: preparing for a visit |
| Designing websites suitable for people with autism spectrum disorders |
| Diagnosis: how can it benefit me as an adult? |
| Diagnosis: telling a child about their diagnosis |
| Diagnosis: the process for adults |
| Diagnosis: the process for children |
| Diagnostic options: a guide for health professionals |
| Diet and vitamins: therapeutic approaches |
| Diet modifications - a parent's view |
| Dietary management for children and adolescents with ASDs: over-eating |
| Dietary management for children and adolescents with ASDs - restricted diet |
| Direct payments: a brief guide for parents and carers of children with an ASD |
| Dyspraxia and autism spectrum disorders |
| Direct payments: a guide for adults and young people |
| DLA (Disability Living Allowance): what is it? |
| DLA: guidance for adults with an ASD completing the form |
| DLA: high-rate mobility for children with ASD |
| DLA: keeping a diary |
| DLA: (Disability Living Allowance): tips for parents and carers |
| Doctor: preparing for a visit |
| Driving |
| Early years and autism |
| Early years: what can I do for my pre-school child with autism? |
| Education: Additional Support Needs (Scotland) |
| Education: annual review (England and Wales) |
| Education: choosing a school in England and Wales |
| Education: classroom and playground - support for children with autism spectrum disorders |
| Education: Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP) (Scotland) |
| Education: disability discrimination in schools (England and Wales) |
| Education : disability discrimination (Scotland) |
| Education: getting extra help for your child (Northern Ireland) |
| Education: getting extra help in school (England and Wales) |
| Education: home educating your child |
| Education: independent adjudication (Scotland) |
| Education: individual education plan (IEP) (England and Wales) |
| Education: individualised education programme (IEP) Scotland |
| Education: moving from primary to secondary school |
| Education: placing requests (Scotland) |
| Education: statements of special educational needs (England and Wales) |
| Education: the needs of students with autism and Asperger syndrome |
| Education: understanding difficulties at break time and lunchtime |
| Education: working with an Asperger pupil in secondary schools |
| Education: worksheet for primary school children |
| Education advocacy tips for parents (England and Wales) |
| Education advocacy tips for families (Scotland) |
| Education and autism: a guide to resources |
| Education: fixed term exclusion (England and Wales) |
| Education jargon (England and Wales) |
| Education jargon (Scotland) |
| Education legislation: a guide to resources (England and Wales) |
| Education legislation: a guide to resources (Scotland) |
| Education: permanent exclusion (England and Wales) |
| Employment and Support Allowance |
| Employment at the NAS: opportunities for a career |
| Employment information |
| Employment: tips for interviewing people with autism and Asperger syndrome |
| Environment and surroundings: making them autism-friendly |
| Epilepsy |
| Facilitated Communication |
| Families: ideas for days out |
| Families: supporting brothers and sisters |
| Genetics and autism: a briefing |
| What is autism and why does my grandchild have it? |
| Hairdressers: preparing for a visit |
| High-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome: what's the difference? |
| Holidays: autism-friendly venues |
| Holidays: preparation and practicalities |
| Home improvements and equipment: funding |
| Incapacity Benefit: a guide |
| Income support: a guide |
| Lasting power of attorney |
| Lovaas |
| Mental health and Asperger syndrome |
| Money: borrowing money and managing debt |
| Money: managing your money |
| Moving house |
| Music therapy |
| The National Autistic Society |
| Obsessions, repetitive behaviours and routines |
| Organising, sequencing and prioritising |
| Overseas: what help is available to families outside the UK? |
| Parents of children with an ASD: basic guidelines for |
| Parents of adults with autism: your rights |
| Parents of adults with autism: your rights |
| Partners of people with Asperger syndrome: a guide |
| Partners - some frequently asked questions |
| Patients with autism spectrum disorders: information for health professionals |
| PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome) |
| PDD: What is it and how does it relate to autism? |
| Person-centred planning |
| Picture symbols (including PECS) - a parent's view |
| Picture symbols: for professionals and students |
| Play and autism |
| Prison and ASDs |
| Professionals in autism: a guide for parents and carers |
| Religion: going to a place of worship |
| Self-injurious behaviour |
| Semantic pragmatic impairments |
| The sensory world of the autism spectrum |
| Serotonin and autism spectrum disorders |
| Services for adults with autism spectrum disorders |
| Sex education and children and young people with an ASD |
| Shopping: strategies to help |
| Sleep and autism: helping your child |
| Social services: getting help for your child (England and Wales) |
| Social skills |
| Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations |
| Social work services, Scotland: getting help |
| The Son-Rise Program |
| The Son-Rise Program - a parent's view |
| Speech and language therapy |
| SPELL |
| Statistics: how many people have autistic spectrum disorders? |
| TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren) |
| Toilet training |
| Transition planning at the age of 14 (England and Wales) |
| Understanding behaviour |
| University: choosing and applying |
| University: how to support students with Asperger syndrome |
| University: starting at |
| Books and DVDs |
| About the NAS Publications Department |
| Request a free publications catalogue |
| Magazines, journals, newsletters |
| Asperger United |
| Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter |
| Autism: the International Journal of Research and Practice |
| Autism Data |
| How to use Autism Data's simple search |
| How to use Autism Data's advanced search |
| Autism Data: a brief guide to searching |
| Reading lists |
| Autism: a selective guide to books and other resources |
| Asperger syndrome: books and videos |
| Adolescents and adults with autism: a guide to resources |
| Autism: books for children and young people |
| Education and autism: a guide to resources |
| 'Easy read' information |
| What is autism? (Easy read) |
| What is Asperger syndrome? (Easy read) |
| Your guide to Employment and Support Allowance (easy read) |
| In other languages |
| English versions of our translated information |
| Telephone interpretation service |
| Items available for purchase in community languages |
| Current awareness services online |
| Autism Update |
| Titles in Autism |
| Reports |
| First annual report of the Autism Research Co-ordination Group |
| Making connections: parents give Thomas & Friends the thumbs up for children with autism |
| Islington multi-agency integrated pathway for children and young people with ASD |
| Developing social interaction and understanding in individuals with autism |
| Children with autism and Thomas the Tank Engine |
| The National Autism Plan for Children |
| Autism: The Demand for Advocacy |
| Taking Responsibility: Good practice guidelines for services |
| A Life in the Community |
| The Impact of Autism |
| Article collection |
| Solution focused work with people who have an autistic spectrum disorder |
| Incidence and Early Signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Problems of Definition |
| Recent Research on Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Causes and Associated Features |
| Recent research into the role of parents, potential education and employment in ASD |
| Specific teaching approaches in dealing with or treating ASD |
| The use and misuse of diagnostic labels |
| Montessori - a special education |
| Rules, routines and reasons - the three Rs of autism |
| Evaluation of the Social Use of Language Programme |
| Issues relating to the FE/support of students with autism |
| Supporting students with autism in further education |
| Socio-sexual development of people with autism |
| Holding therapy: an autistic perspective |
| The management of bereavement in services for people with autism |
| Notes on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders |
| Parent and professional partnership in caring for adults with autism |
| Perspectives on a puzzle piece |
| Preliminary study of individuals with ASDs in three hospitals |
| Self-advocacy for adults with autism |
| Signing and autistic children |
| Strategies for tuning in to autism |
| A visit to The Light and Sound Therapy Centre |
| Autism and Asperger syndrome: Implications for examinations |
| Presentations from the International Conference |
| Plenary presentations from the International Conference 2005 |
| Short seminar presentations, Int'l Conf 2005 |
| Papers from the International Conference |
| Websites, forums, blogs |
| Join our new Facebook or YouTube groups: help raise awareness of autism |
| Looking for forums? |
| Looking for blogs? |
| What is 'Second Life'? |
| Useful websites for people with an ASD |
| Useful websites for parents of people with an ASD |
| Useful websites for partners of people with an ASD |
| Useful websites for siblings of people with an ASD |
| Useful websites for health professionals |
| Useful websites for education professionals |
| Useful websites for support workers |
| Courses and training |
| Courses and conferences organised by The National Autistic Society |
| Courses from training organisations across the UK |
| Courses and conferences organised by the NAS |
| Parent seminars and workshops |
| Advocacy: courses and events |
| Arts/leisure: courses and events |
| Asperger syndrome: courses and events |
| Associated disorders / learning disabilities: courses and events |
| Autism: courses and events |
| Autism spectrum disorders: courses and events |
| Benefits / disability rights: courses and events |
| Biological perspectives: courses and events |
| Challenging behaviour / behaviour management: courses and events |
| Communication: courses and events |
| Counselling: courses and events |
| Diagnosis and assessment: courses and events |
| Early intervention / pre-school: courses and events |
| Education: courses and events |
| Employment: courses and events |
| Families / parents / carers: courses and events |
| General: courses and events |
| Health care issues: courses and events |
| Inclusion: courses and events |
| Independence: courses and events |
| Information technology: courses and events |
| International conferences: courses and events |
| Legal issues: courses and events |
| Mental health: courses and events |
| Picture Exchange Communication (PECS): courses and events |
| Psychological perspectives: courses and events |
| Sex education / sexuality: courses and events |
| Social skills: courses and events |
| SPELL: courses and events |
| TEACCH: courses and events |
| Therapies / approaches / interventions: courses and events |
| Transition: courses and events |
| Training opportunities for volunteers |
| Volunteering as a Befriender |
| Volunteer at an out of school club |
| Volunteer for the Advocacy for Education Service |
| NAS services and support |
| Telephone helplines |
| Autism Helpline |
| Autism Helpline: for people with ASDs and families |
| Autism Helpline: service for professionals, researchers and students |
| Helpline email service |
| Parent to Parent Line |
| Advocacy for Education Service |
| Advocacy for Education Service in England & Wales |
| Advocacy for Education Service in Scotland |
| Advocacy for Education Service in Northern Ireland |
| Advocacy and autism |
| The adult advocacy project |
| Useful resources in advocacy and special needs education |
| What we do in England |
| Services we offer in England |
| Support for families in England |
| Schools in England |
| Adult services in England |
| Social groups |
| Out of school clubs in England |
| Autism resource centres in England |
| Our employment and FE/HE services |
| Regional Teams in England |
| Contact the Central Regional Team |
| Contact the North Regional Team |
| Contact the South East Regional Team |
| Contact the South West Regional Team |
| Branches in England |
| Branches in England |
| Branches in the North of England |
| Branches in Central England |
| Branches in South East England |
| Branches in South West England (including Jersey and Guernsey) |
| Branch on the Isle of Man |
| Do you want to form an NAS branch in your area? |
| Find services and support in England |
| Further help from StartHere: England |
| England-only version of the NAS website |
| What we do in Scotland |
| Services we offer in Scotland |
| Support for families in Scotland |
| Daldorch House School |
| Out of school clubs in Scotland |
| Community, post-school and employment support |
| Scotland: supported living services |
| Social groups |
| Autism resource centres in Scotland |
| Regional teams in Scotland |
| Branches in Scotland |
| Branches in Scotland |
| Branches in Central & South Scotland |
| Branches in North East Scotland |
| Branches in North West Scotland |
| Do you want to form an NAS branch in your area? |
| Find services and support in Scotland |
| Further help from StartHere: Scotland |
| Scotland-only version of the NAS website |
| What we do in Wales |
| Services we offer in Wales |
| Support for families in Wales |
| Adult services in Wales |
| Social groups |
| Out of school clubs in Wales |
| Socialeyes |
| Regional teams in Wales |
| Find services and support in Wales |
| Further help from StartHere: Wales |
| Wales-only version of the NAS website |
| What we do in Northern Ireland |
| Support for families in Northern Ireland |
| Support for families in Northern Ireland |
| help! programme: support for parents and carers |
| Befriending |
| Parent seminars and workshops |
| Advocacy for Education Service in Northern Ireland |
| Early intervention training |
| Investing in Brighter Futures |
| Social groups |
| Northern Ireland |
| Scotland |
| Wales |
| Central England |
| South East England |
| South West England |
| Regional team in Northern Ireland |
| Branches in Northern Ireland |
| Find services and support in Northern Ireland |
| Further help from StartHere: Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland-only version of the NAS website |
| Information and research services |
| Our website |
| News about the website |
| Who is the website for? |
| How to use this website |
| Help with accessing and using this site |
| Regional views of the website |
| The Autism Services Directory |
| Signpost: a personalised, web-based information service |
| Helpline email service |
| Legal statements |
| Re-using or translating material from any NAS media |
| Letters to the Web Editor |
| Editorial policy |
| The Autism Services Directory |
| Signpost: a personalised, web-based information service |
| Information centre |
| NAS Information Centre |
| Enquiry service |
| Autism Data |
| Information sheets and reading lists |
| Library |
| Current awareness services online |
| Photocopies |
| Information Centre opening hours and contact details |
| Research Autism |
| Online shop |
| Helpline email service |
| Autism Accreditation |
| Achieving accreditation |
| Accreditation register |
| Accreditation Scotland |
| Accreditation Wales |
| Accreditation Northern Ireland |
| Accreditation London |
| Accreditation East Midlands |
| Accreditation East of England |
| Accreditation North East |
| Accreditation North West |
| Accreditation South East |
| Accreditation South West |
| Accreditation West Midlands |
| Accreditation Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Accreditation overseas |
| Autism Accreditation advisors |
| Autism Accreditation Advisers |
| Accreditation news |
| Autism Accreditation news |
| Job vacancies within registered schools/services |
| General Manager |
| Placement vacancies |
| CIC Vocational Support Service |
| Salisbury Autistic Care Ltd |
| The Lodge Care Home |
| Pendleton Care Salford |
| Contact Autism Accreditation |
| Enquiries for Autism Accreditation |
| Forms |
| Back to the main NAS website |
| Back to the main NAS website |
| Diagnosing complex needs |
| About the NAS Lorna Wing Centre for Autism |
| About the NAS Lorna Wing Centre for Autism |
| Referrals and assessment |
| The Centre staff |
| Dr Lorna Wing MD FRCPsych |
| Dr Judith Gould BSc, MPhil, PhD, AFBPsS, CPsychol |
| Dr Sue Sheppard BEd, BA, MSc, Doct Ed Psych |
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