RESOURCES
This page is always under review and new resources added all the time
INFORMATION ABOUT AUTISM
National Autistic Society - www.autism.org.uk
Amazing Things Happen: A short cartoon to help explain autism to younger children - Amazing Things Happen – An Autism Video (autismawareness.com)
A Cartoon Explanation of Autism for young people : Understanding the Spectrum - a comic strip explanation | The Art of Autism (the-art-of-autism.com)
IN A CRISIS?
Contact your GP, 111 or in an emergency go to Accident and Emergency
ChildLine - https://www.childline.org.uk or 0800 1111
The Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org or 116 123
Shout, text service for young people needing support - https://giveusashout.org or text 85258
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
Young Minds - YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People | YoungMinds
Get Self Help - a website with lots of self help guides for various mental health conditions (not autism specific) - Get.gg - Getselfhelp.co.uk
EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES
Zones of Regulation - A tool kit of sensory strategies to help children recognise different emotions and develop strategies to manage them - THE ZONES OF REGULATION: A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PATHWAY TO REGULATION - Welcome
The Incredible 5 Point Scale - similar to Zones of Regulation, often used by schools to support emotional understanding - THE INCREDIBLE 5-POINT SCALE - HOME (5pointscale.com)
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