The Adult Autism Strategy

1. The Adult Autism Strategy A plan to help adults with autism have better lives

2. What is the Adult Autism Strategy? • The Adult Autism Strategy is a plan to help adults with autism to have better lives • It was written by the Government • The plan is for adults with autism in England

3. What does the Adult Autism Strategy say? • The plan says what the Government will do • The plan also says what local councils and health services should do

4. What does the Adult Autism Strategy say? There are 5 parts of the Adult Autism Strategy. • Part 1 is about making sure people know about autism • Part 2 is about how adults can find out if they have autism 5

5. What does the Adult Autism Strategy say? • Part 3 is about adults with autism getting the right services and support • Part 4 is about helping adults with autism to get a job • Part 5 is about what local areas (the council and the health service) should do to help adults with autism

6. Part 1: knowing about autism • Everyone should know a little bit about autism • Some people need to know more about autism: • People who work in health services • People who work in social services • People who work at the Job Centre • People who work for the police or prisons

7. Part 1: knowing about autism Part 1: knowing about autism • The Government is spending money to make sure there is help for people to know more about autism • There will be: • Films about autism and how to help • Courses to do on the internet to find out about autism and how to help • Posters and booklets about autism and how to help

8. Part 2: finding out if you have autism • Every local area should have a plan for how people can find out if they have autism • If someone is told they have autism, social services should see if they need any extra help • Social services should also see if carers need any extra help

9. Part 3: getting the right services and support • Services sometimes need to make changes so that people with autism can use their services • Personal budgets are a way that adults with autism can choose what support or services to have • Sometimes adults with autism need extra help to make choices • It’s important that young people get help when they are moving from child services to adult services

10. Part 4: help to get a job • People who work in the Job Centre need to know about autism • Employers need to know about autism • There should be help from the Government for people with autism to find and keep a job

11. Part 5: what local councils and health services should do • Every local council should have a person who is in charge of helping adults with autism • Every local area should write a plan about services for adults with autism • Local areas should ask adults with autism and their carers and families what services they need before they write the plan • Some areas have good services for adults with autism, for example autism expert teams. Other areas can learn from them

12. Making the Adult Autism Strategy happen • RULES • You should… • You shouldn’t…. • You should… • You shouldn’t…. • The Government is writing rules about making the Adult Autism Strategy happen • If local councils and health services don’t do what is in the rules, they might have to go to court • You can say what you think should be in the plan • There is information on the internet: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_118058

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