RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS
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Reducing health inequalities for people with LD, autism or both  (Public Health England)
 
‘My Health Passport’  a resource for autistic people who might need hospital treatment.
(NAS)
 
RCGP position statement

RCGP Autism online course 
 
Web Resource General Practitioners and Primary Care Practitioners (NHS Education Scotland)
 
Beyond Words visual communication resources
 
Autism and Mental Health
 
GMC Ethical Hub Learning Disabilities advice

Diagnostic overshadowing (RCN)
 
Practical Strategies for Practitioners (NHS Education for Scotland)
 
NICE Guideline Autism in children and young people (CG128)

NICE Guideline Autism in adults (CG142)

SIGN Guidelines - Assessment, diagnosis and interventions for autism spectrum disorders

Effective Communication with Families Affected by Autism Guide

National Autistic Society

NHS Choices - autism diagnosis information

NHS Wales - autism
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NHS Education for Scotland ASD Learning Resource

The Strategy for Adults with Autism in England: Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives

Tips for supporting people with autism – multilingual
 
NICE endorsed Environment Checklist

NICE guidance challenging behaviour and learning disability

NICE Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges overview
 
Guide to carrying out a Care Needs Assessment for Health and Social Care Professionals
 
Self-help for adults
 
Diet advice
 
Sleep and behaviour problems article
 
Sleep advice
 
RCGP Health checks for learning disabled patients toolkit
 
Communication/planning tools for learning disabilities / autism