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Autistic adults can access the service for:
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support to understand Autism
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post diagnostic course
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short-term direct support
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support to access other services which may include employment, education, health, leisure and recreational activities.
The service will not provide:
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direct work with children
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emergency or crisis intervention
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respite care
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rapid response
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diagnostic assessments for people under under 17 years and 9 months
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prescription or monitoring medication
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long-term input or care management.
Other services are available to help with these issues.
The Integrated Autism Service is unable to provide direct support to those already in receipt of care and support from services which include Secondary Mental Health, Learning Disability and Social Services. In these instances the IAS will support the professionals working in these areas.
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If you have any questions about the service or wish to request a referral form, please contact:
Integrated Autism Service, Tonna Hospital, Tonna, Neath, SA11 3LX
Email: SBU.WBIAS@wales.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01639 862 936 An answerphone service is available.
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On the site you will find information about what neurodivergence is, and what services and training opportunities are available online and across Wales. The website is helping to deliver the Welsh Government ND vision and strategy and has a key place in ensuring that Wales is a neurodivergent friendly nation.
There are also a wide range of free downloadable resources that have been developed with neurodivergent people, parents/carers and professionals from across Wales.
https://neurodivergencewales.org/
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SNAP Cymru is a national charity, unique to Wales, founded in 1986. Its main aim is to advance the education of people in Wales and support their inclusion.
SNAP Cymru offers free and independent information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs (SEN)/additional learning needs(ALN)and disabilities. We give advice and support on a range of issues including assessments, individual education plans, statements of special educational needs, bullying, school attendance, exclusion, health and social care provision and discrimination.
We also provide advocacy, disagreement resolution, discrimination advice, advocacy and training for young people, parents and professionals.
We are the leading provider of Parent Partnership and Disagreement Resolution Services in Wales, and have developed representation and advocacy services for children and young people, parents and carers.
SNAP Cymru works with the twenty two Local Authorities in Wales. We also work closely with Social Services, Health, Schools, Early Years Providers, Social Care providers, Careers Wales and Third Sector partners.
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Here to help the 700,000 autistic people in the UK and their families. Be it running specialist schools, campaigning for improved rights or training companies on being more autism-friendly, we are dedicated to transforming lives and changing attitudes.
advice and guidance section has a wide range of information about autism. There are 24 different topics, including diagnosis, behaviour, communication, loneliness, sensory differences, mental health, benefits and money, education, and more.
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Platfform is a mental health and social change charity that works with people experiencing challenges with their mental health and communities who want to create a greater sense of connection, ownership and wellbeing in the places they live.
Platfform has 30 years of experience providing mental health and wellbeing support to children, young people and their families across Wales, working alongside statutory services and in communities, supporting people with a range of life experiences to achieve sustainable wellbeing.
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Interplay provides access to play, leisure and social opportunities for children and young people with additional needs aged 4-25 who find it difficult to access the same mainstream play, leisure and social activities as their peers.
Interplay work with children at all levels from profound and multiple disability, learning disabilities, physical impairments, sensory impairments, autism, adhd and challenging behaviour - our main criteria is that without additional support these young people would not be able to gain access to play and leisure opportunities.
We run weekly term time play provision, youth clubs, summer schemes and residentials. Interplay aims to ensure that the standard of play and leisure provision is exemplary, particularly in projects or activities that are organised by Interplay.
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