Autism Resource Manual for Families

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This book is a treasure trove of practical, realistic, and achievable strategies to support neurodivergent young people and their families with everyday life. It is an essential tool for parents and carers of neurodivergent young people, family or parent support workers, family intervention teams, as well as CAMHS and social workers.

The Autism Resource Manual for Families is a treasure trove of practical, realistic and achievable strategies to support neurodivergent young people and their families with everyday life. Clearly laid out for easy use and access, it explains autism in context and provides ideas that are relevant not just for parents and carers, but for family support workers, social workers and family intervention teams.

The resource covers a wide range of situations and offers an array of supports, with key topics ranging from anxiety, behaviour, and communication, to socialising, family life, and moving towards independence. With the lived experiences of parents and autistic children and young people in mind, this empowering manual includes:

• A wealth of situations from daily life, clearly addressed with examples of how autistic individuals may experience these and practical strategies for effective support
• Encouragement for parents and mini mantras for autistic children and young people to use in different situations
• Strategies for supporting autistic children in daily family life, including working with siblings, family holidays and eating out
• Advice for helping autistic young people through school, including attendance, homework and after-school exhaustion
• Guidance on initiating and carrying out productive conversations, as well as downloadable resources for visual conversation support.

This book will be an essential tool for parents and carers of neurodivergent children and young people, as well as family or parent support workers and family intervention teams. It will also be valuable reading for pastoral teams, CAMHS, and social workers supporting these families.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

FOREWORD

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

SECTION 1: ANXIETY

Methods for unpicking problems

Need for Predictability

Pause to Ponder

Other emotions

Other Issues

Resource Sheet 1: The 5-Point Scale

Resource Sheet 2a: Unpicking a problem blank

Resource Sheet 2b: Unpicking a problem example

SECTION 2: COMMUNICATION

Conversation skills Understanding Pause to ponder

Resource Sheet 3: Processing

SECTION 3: DIAGNOSIS

Before diagnosis

Diagnostic process

Following diagnosis

Pause to ponder

SECTION 4: FAMILY LIFE

Applies to all topics below

Away from home

Bedrooms

Family Events

Family Mealtimes

Helping out

Living between two homes

Siblings

Pause to Ponder

Resource Sheet 4a: Scales of preference blank

Resource Sheet 4b: Scales of preference example

SECTION 5: REACTIONS

Disengaging

Pause to Ponder

Reactions Naughtiness or autism

Interpretation of phrases

Taking responsibility

Towards success

SECTION 6: SENSORY SENSITIVITY

Co-ordination

Interoception

Response to smells

Response to sounds

Response to taste and texture

Response to touch and texture

Response to visual input

Pause to Ponder Sensory Overload

SECTION 7: SOCIALISING

Friendships

Visiting another home

Visitors to home

Pause to Ponder

SECTION 8: SUPPORTING SCHOOL

Attendance

Incidents in school

Pause to Ponder Routines School trips Tests and exams

SECTION 9: TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE

Personal care

Useful skills

Pause to Ponder

What next?

Resource Sheet 5: Life’s path

USEFUL RESOURCES