Making Things Better For People with Autism

This is a free online training session aimed at GP Surgeries (GPs, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Practice Managers, Receptionists etc), Social Care teams, and other health/social care services and organisations in Sheffield.

This training is being run for Sheffield CCG as part of the Sheffield Strategy to Improve the Physical Health of People living with learning disabilities, autism, and severe mental illness.

The session will last for one hour. The first 45 will be run by Speakup Self Advocacy, and will be co-produced and delivered by Experts by Experience. It will include:

• Understand what is meant by autism
• Improve your communication skills
• Know more about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances
• Gain ideas to help you in your work with people who with autism
• Gain the skills and confidence to work more effectively with people with autism

The final 15 minutes of the session will be delivered by Sheffield physical health strategy partners. It will include information about:

• Local information about improving physical health for people with autism