This page aims to direct you to specific SEND support for professionals working with young people with learning disabilities. There are other resources that may also be useful on the Resources page too.
MyHealth Devon have created a website with neurodiversity resources to help find support, information and resources for children, young people and families. There are a range resources, videos and information in Devon, as well as those that are available nationally.
It has been co-produced with clinical colleagues, parent/carers and young people and designed as a ‘one stop shop’ for key information about neurodiversity.
The second series of the autism central podcast focuses on autism and relationships. Host Holly Sprake-Hill meets autistic people, parents and professionals to talk about friendships, family relationships, neurodivergent siblings, navigating romantic relationships and sex and intimacy. In the first episode they talk to autistic author, public speaker and diagnostician Sarah Hendrickx about romantic relationships and life with her autistic partner.
The British Institute of Human Rights in partnership with Partners in Care and Health has written a guide for practitioners supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability aged 14 to 25. It has been developed to highlight the importance of promoting the rights of young people with a learning disability and young autistic people and includes examples of where rights can be undermined alongside case studies that show the positive impact of rights-based approaches for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
The National Autistic Society has produced the ‘Know Yourself’ series of videos, pdfs and worksheets, to support autistic teenagers in understanding what being autistic means to them.
The resources have been co-produced with autistic young people and feature many talking about their own experiences and what has helped them. The aim is to offer information and ideas to empower teenagers to begin to explore their own experiences and understand themselves more. The series will eventually cover six topics, but the first four topics, ‘understanding yourself’, ‘energy accounting’, ‘exploring your identity’ and ‘setting yourself up for success’ are available now.
There is also a guide highlighting additional resources that can be accessed and should prove indispensable to any SENCO looking to support any autistic young person.