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Scottish Ministers must report each year on implementation of the Act. They have published three reports so far, for 2012, 2013 and 2014. There will be two more reports, in 2015 and 2016. What learning and support is my child entitled to? We update this guide regularly to make sure it has an updated list of the best resources in print and on the web. Receiving a timely autism diagnosis is vital in getting the right support and helping autistic people and those supporting them to better understand their needs. While many more adults are receiving a diagnosis than when the first autism strategy was published over 10 years ago ( Autism Self-Assessment Exercise), too many people are still waiting longer than the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended 13 weeks between referral and first assessment. Autism Waiting Times statistics, which are still experimental, indicate that many wait longer than the recommended 13 weeks.

We are deeply grateful for Dame Cheryl’s tireless work to improve support and services for autistic people and their families across the country, in particular for the inquiries she led as Chair of the APPGA. The findings from the 2017 inquiry into the education system contributed to our decision to extend the autism strategy for the first time to children and young people. Furthermore, the 2019 inquiry into the impact of the Autism Act 10 years on from its enactment has been vital in the development of this new strategy. We will all remember and are deeply grateful for Dame Cheryl’s perseverance, drive and contributions to improving the lives of autistic people and their families across the country. Joint ministerial foreword More broadly, we have worked with experts in SEND and organisations to develop a qualification for early years staff who want to specialise in SEND. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic we have broadened our funding for the voluntary sector to support parent and child mental health and wellbeing, to help early years providers identify special educational needs and catch up children who may be falling behind, including autistic children. Improving how the SEND system supports autistic children and young peopleIn addition, we resumed our ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ campaign on the 25 May 2021, which is aimed at helping the public to be more mindful of passengers, including those who are autistic, and the challenges they may face when using transport. As we move out of restrictions, we will support disabled people returning to the transport system by ensuring that rules around face covering exemptions are well understood, that the decision to carry an exemptions card is entirely a matter for individuals, and that people should be supported not to feel uncomfortable or intimidated where they do not wear a face covering, or are unable to socially distance.

Early identification can play an important role in enabling children and young people to get timely support, which is crucial in preventing escalation of needs. That is why we are going to significantly expand a school-based identification programme based on a pilot in Bradford from 10 to over 100 schools over the next 3 years. This involves health and education staff working together in schools to assess children suspected to be autistic. Early findings from the pilot are positive, with children being identified and getting support earlier. As part of this work, we are monitoring indicators of prevalence of autism in girls as current assessment and diagnostic approaches identify a higher proportion of boys than girls as autistic. We want to test whether novel approaches can improve identification and will include this within our evaluation of the programme.

www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/transportation/u-k-seeks-ct-citizens-as-counter-terrorism-training-is-made-publicly-available/ We are clear that in some areas work will only begin after the first year (2021 to 2022), and in many there will need to be additional actions in the subsequent years of the strategy to fully realise our vision. In some areas work is still in early stages or ongoing so we will wait on findings or further progress before we take action. This includes the National Autistic Society’s research on developing a tailored Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) model and the development of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for health and care professionals. Once developed, this can be adapted to other public servants, including the police or housing officers. In other areas like employment, we have work underway to improve support for autistic people but will monitor the full impact of the pandemic to ensure we are continuing to take the right actions. continue to promote employment support programmes, including Access to Work and IPES to autistic people who are at least a year away from work We created the Guide to Learning ACT to help sort through all the books, podcasts, videos, online learning courses, exercises, and other resources that will help you learn & master ACT. This guide is meant to give you additional ideas on how to get started and how to advance your skill and knowledge of the therapy over time. It’ll connect you with resources, with ideas on how to practice and learn, and with strategies for skill development.

As we move out of COVID-19 restrictions, we will also continue our efforts to make Jobcentres more autism-inclusive, to ensure autistic people receive the help they need to move into employment or employment programmes. More broadly, supporting disabled people, including autistic people, will be a focus of our approach to labour market recovery as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is vital in protecting autistic people from being disproportionately affected and preventing the employment gap from widening further in a challenging context. Improving employment support and the welfare system It is important that autistic children, as well as other children with special educational needs, get the right school placement, and some will need special school provision to reach their potential. To this end, we have committed to opening 37 new special free schools across the country, of which 24 have provision specifically for autistic children and young people. We will move forward with plans to open these schools, which are expected to start operating from September 2022. This will enable more children to get the right school placement closer to home. resume the ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ campaign to create a more inclusive and supportive public transport environment for disabled people Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are a group of individuals who have come together to further a particular topic of interest in scholarship, intervention development, or to promote a particular scholarly agenda within the society. SIGs provide an excellent way for members from all over the world to become involved based on their specific interests. SIGs typically form to develop, promote, and enhance the study of a particular topic or the treatment of a particular population, however SIGs can also be formed to help groups of members who may require special attention within the association, such as the Student SIG. ACBS has more than 40 Special Interest Groups.There has been an explosion of research and resources on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in recent years, and for those therapists that are new to this clinical model, the sheer amount of what’s available can be overwhelming. We’ve also learned some valuable lessons from the pandemic, from the benefits of flexible working to new ways of providing community support online, and the need to improve data collection about autism so we have a deeper understanding of people’s experiences across health and care services. Our short video gives you an overview of the ACT Awareness e-learning, the sort of content it covers and the style and format of the learning. And all in just over a minute. improve understanding of autism among educational professionals by continuing to provide funding for autism training and professional development in schools and colleges in 2021 to 2022 By the end of the strategy, we will have also delivered significant improvements to the provision and quality of community support, including social care, mental health and housing support. This will prevent more autistic people from reaching crisis point. For autistic people who really need care in inpatient settings, we want to show this is of high quality, therapeutic and tailored to their needs, and as close to home as possible.

We will have achieved the targets we set out in the NHS Long Term Plan for reductions in the number of autistic people and people with a learning disability who are mental health inpatients by 2024. We are also seeking to modernise the Mental Health Act and will bring forward changes which would mean that autistic people are only admitted to inpatient mental health settings if absolutely necessary. These changes would mean that autism alone is no longer a lawful basis for ongoing detention in inpatient care and would enable people in inpatient care to be discharged as soon as they are well enough to leave. Equally exciting is the new ACT app for smartphones and tablets. Everything you need to help protect your business against terrorism (for business users only). Join the ACT for the Public listserv for generally collegial conversations about ACT. ACBS members are encouraged to join the ACT for Professionals listservbecause you can easily discuss ACT relevant issues there or get almost any question answered from the thousands of members who belong. The full list of ACT-relevant listservs can be accessed here. We will develop and test an autism public understanding and acceptance initiative, working with autistic people, their families and the voluntary sector. We want this initiative to help the public adapt their behaviour towards autistic people and recognise the diversity of the autistic community; that every autistic person is different. This includes improving understanding of the strengths and positives of being autistic, as well as the challenges people might face in their daily lives and how distressed behaviour can manifest itself. We will also ensure this covers the diversity of the autistic community, including the presentation of autism in women and girls, the LGBT community and autistic people from ethnic minority groups.Although we’ve come so far over the last decade, there must be no limit to the ambitions of autistic people; they should have the same opportunities as everyone else in society. review the results of our proposals to improve the treatment of autistic people under the Mental Health Act and issue our response in summer 2021 The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 calls for educators to consider socio-economic barriers to learning. It includes the rights of children aged 12 and over under the Additional Support for Learning Act. Children who are able may act on their own behalf to influence decision making about them. Legislation for Gaelic Education The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 concerns support for children and young people. It covers adoption, children's hearings, detention in secure accommodation, and consultation on certain proposals in relation to schools. The Equality Act 2010