Bristol Autism Support run free information sessions for specific topics which usually last around two hours. Each session includes a presentation and time for...
Category - I’m worried about my child
Are you worried your child may be autistic? Here are some posts to help you decide what to do next.
Thank you to Sendias Bathnes for putting this information together for us explaining what SEND Information, Advice and Support services are. As part of the...
Below you will find: What a What a Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR is What a Dynamic Support Register (DSR) is Links to approved documentation...
Your school should be able to support around mental health, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are now working within schools as a new approach to provide an...
If you think that your child may be autistic, or are going through the diagnosis process, or have just or recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum...
Autism is a lifelong condition that affects things like communication and social interaction. It also has an impact on the way people act and think. People can...
This post is intended for information purposes only. Bristol Autism Support does not endorse any of the professionals mentioned in this post, and we have...
Here are some common Autistic trait. Not all autistic individuals will have all of these traits; this is a general guide. Social Interaction Difficulty with or...
Autism is a lifelong condition that affects the way a person interacts with the world and those around them. If you are concerned that your child may be...
The phone number for the Bristol Autism Hub is 0300 125 6207 This information has been taken from the Autism Assessment Service website, and contains some...
I’ll start this post off with a little personal story. I received an Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis at the age of two at my local hospital. From that point...
A diagnosis of autism brings about many emotions. Sadness, fear, relief, stress – everyone feels these things. Even if a diagnosis of autistic spectrum...
Getting an autism diagnosis for your child can be a difficult process. There are no clearly identified physical / biological markers for autism and it presents...
Anxiety affects most of us at various points in our lives, but it can become a big issue for autistic individuals, including children and young people. But...
Some autistic children don’t begin to speak until later on in childhood. Many non-autistic kids will have started to speak by their second birthdays. If you’re...
Many have been there. The news that your child could have autism, then a two-year wait for an assessment to be done, followed by a wait for the results and...
