Autism Services

Mission Statement of Autism Service

To provide Autism Assessment (up to 18 years of age) and short-term therapeutic intervention and support to children/young people (up to the age of 18 years) and young adults (up to the age of 30 years) and their families living in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

Service Objectives

• To provide high-quality multi-disciplinary Autism Assessment for children and young people up to the age of 18 years old as required by the Southern Trust and in keeping with NICE Guidelines.
• To provide a client and family-centered multi-disciplinary pathway which focuses on time-bound assessment (children and young people up to age 18 years old) and tailored short-term therapeutic interventions (up to 30 years).
• To provide timely, individualised and short-term Autism intervention, following a confirmed diagnosis of Autism as required by the Southern Trust and in keeping with NICE Guidelines.
• To work in partnership with service users, parents/carers in evaluating and developing the service.
• To improve clinical outcomes adhering to quality standards, audit and evidence based practices within an overarching Governance Framework.

Autism Service

Autism Service in the Southern Health & Social Care Trust comprises of:

• CAMHS/ASD Head of Service
• CAMHS/Autism Clinical Lead
• Consultant Psychiatrist
• Autism Coordinator/Operational Manager(s)
• Medical Staff
• Senior Autism Intervention Therapists
• Autism Intervention Therapists
• Autism Specialist Support Workers
• Consultant Psychologist
• Senior Mental Health Practitioner
• Family Therapist
• Nurses
• Occupational Therapists
• Social Workers
• Speech and Language Therapists
• Administration Staff
• Students / Trainees

Autism Resources

Below are the links to our Autism Service Page Tigers. They are interactive platforms that are full of useful resources and information in relation to Autism. There is one Page Tiger for Autism Assessment and one Intervention.

Autism Services – 1 (pagetiger.com)

Autism Assessment – 1 (pagetiger.com)

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