The National Autism Plan for Children

The National Autism Plan for Children is the completion of the work of the National Initiative: Autism Screening and Assessment. The NIASA core group of experts was drawn from a wide range of disciplines and areas of expertise: special acknowledgement must be given to the West Midlands Regional Partnership /West Midlands Identification Working Party whose principles (English 2002) were adapted to provide the basis for the ASD provision and services guidelines in Chapter 3. Key recommendations include a clear timeframe for assessment, a call for urgent training of professionals in knowledge and awareness of autism spectrum disorders, the active involvement of families in care planning and procedures, better multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, and the setting up of national networks. The report's appendices contain useful tools and reference materials.

The report can be downloaded from here in three sections (all PDF documents):

Related resources

• National Autism Plan for Children: Executive Summary (PDF)
  Report following completion of the work of the National Initiative: Autism Screening and Assessment.
• National Autism Plan for Children: full report (PDF)
  Report following completion of the work of the National Initiative: Autism Screening and Assessment.
• National Autism Plan for Children: details of speakers (PDF)
  Report following completion of the work of the National Initiative: Autism Screening and Assessment.
• National Autism Plan for Children: Appendices (PDF)
  Report following completion of the work of the National Initiative: Autism Screening and Assessment.

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