Referring yourself or someone else to Derriford Autism Service.
This service is aimed at people with high functioning Autism or Asperger's Syndrome.

We can add alerts to hospital systems to identify a patient as having Autism. We do not insist on a formal diagnosis as there are many reasons why some people choose not to go down the diagnostic route. You can download mulitple referral forms for the service with this link. If a person is 'self aware' that they are Autistic and without a Learning Disability, then they meet the criteria for our service. 

If a person has a Learning Disability and Autism, then they will be supported by the Learning Disability Service.

Once an alert is added to the hospital systems we are automatically alerted that the person is in the hospital and which team they are with. We will then contact the team to ensure they are given the necessary advice and information in order to care for a person with Autism. In order to get an alert added, we simply need to know the person’s Name, Address & Date of Birth. 

You can inform us of this information by sending an email to: 

plh-tr.derrifordautismservice@nhs.net or by telephone if you prefer on 01752 432134.