Help & Advice
Resources For The Newly Diagnosed
Newly diagnosed person resource sheets
Parental resources: Blog from mum of an autistic kiddo
PIP/ Disability Form Filling
A good general tip is to fill the form in thinking about how things are on the worst day, and to fill it in as though the person reading the form has no knowledge of the conditions.
For more advice than is on this list, google 'PIP form xxxx' with the disability/illness that the person is affected by.
People who are blind or partially sighted
Those with hearing loss
Crisis Resources:
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Anti-Filicide Toolkit from The Autistic Self Advocacy Network: autisticadvocacy.org/anti-filicide/
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Coping With a Crisis When You Have Unreliable or Intermittent Speech: www.thinkingautismguide.com/2017/11/coping-with-crisis-when-you-have.html
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Emergency Resources for Autistics and Parents/Professionals/Community: tool-kit-autistic-alternative.blogspot.com/p/emergency-resources-for-autistics-and.html
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Mental Health Autism Safety Plan: mhautism.coventry.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/MHAutism-Safety-Plan-.pdf
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Parenting Kids With Disabilities: How to Get Through Tough Times: www.blogher.com/parenting-kids-disabilities-through-toughest-times
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Safety Tips for Self-Advocates from The Autistic Self Advocacy Network: autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Autism-and-Safety-Pt-2.pdf
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Suicide.org: www.Suicide.org
Safety
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Dennis Debbaudt's Autism Risk Management: www.autismriskmanagement.com
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MedicAlert: www.medicalert.org
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Oneida Medical Jewelry: www.oneida-medical-jewelry.com
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SafetyTat: www.safetytat.com
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Why Police Crisis/Disability Training Is Not The Answer: poormagazine.org/node/5510