Guidance for professionals working in education

We have included some additional information for professionals that you may find useful:

• National Autistic Society - The National Autistic Society (NAS) has a useful website. Here you can find information about autism and many related topics. 
  • Top 5 tips for inclusion in education
  • Understanding anxiety at school
• Mainstreaming autism: making it work. A journal article published by the Good Autism Practice (GAP) 
• Gareth Morewood is a teacher with extensive experience with supporting young people with autism in school. His website,  http://www.gdmorewood.com/, has a wealth of free resources including guidelines for adapting each subject lesson at  secondary school for pupils with autism http://www.gdmorewood.com/category/resources/  
• Autism education Trust - The Education Trust has lots of resources for schools and parents, including post-16 provision, good practice guidelines, a “kids zone” along with videos of young people talking about their autism; the positives about having autism along with the challenges.   
• Autism in education - How anxiety affects everything - Sarah Hendrickx (43 minutes)