Norfolk Autism Acceptance Week

A list of links that includes resources, training, charities, and support services that you may find useful or wish to signpost to parents and carers.

• Provision Expected at SEN Support (PEaSS) - whole school approaches and suggested SEND support strategies in the classroom to support autistic young people.
• SEND support services - offering advice and guidance to support good autism-friendly practice.
• Core Consultation Plus - free service offered to Norfolk schools by Educational Psychology and Specialist Support (EPSS). Staff can discuss SEND issues with specialists and their School and Community Team to improve their knowledge.
• Autistic Spectrum Condition specialist support assistant team - provides a range of services in connection with autistic children. Hosts an up-to-date Padlet with an extensive list of autism resources.
• Autism specialist resource bases (SRBs) - information about SRB placements in mainstream schools that provide autistic pupils with the extra support they might need.
• Norfolk Autism Partnership - access free Autism Awareness e-learning.
• Ambitious About Autism - offers training sessions that benefit a range of groups working with autistic young people.
• Explore Autism Education Trust (AET) resources - from phase specific teaching tools to parent guidance and more.
• Attention Autism - an approach by Gina Davis that helps children to understand and respond to a structured, adult-directed routine.
• Widgit Wellbeing Pack - symbol-supported books and activities to support children's wellbeing.
• The National Autistic Society - access advice and guidance or get involved in fundraising!
• Autism Anglia Silly Sock Day - wear your silliest socks to get people talking about autism and help to raise vital funds for Autism Anglia!
• ASD Helping Hands - offers an information and advice service, support groups, training, assessments and resources.
• Just One Norfolk support for neurodevelopmental differences -information developed by NHS colleagues that signposts to services and support for neurodevelopmental differences such as autism and ADHD.