Autism Toolbox for parents and carers

Organisations and resources to support you and your child/young person with Autism.

Autism Early Support Trust Limited assessment and support services for parents and practitioners.

Their early support and specialist education encompasses specific, structured and targeted neuro-affirmative approaches founded on established research, evidence-based practice and our extensive experience.

The Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) is a user-led pan-disability charity operating primarily in Buckinghamshire. They are a successful, dynamic and influential charity, focused on supporting disabled people by fixing the biggest issues facing them. We aim to build a world which is Fair4All, including disabled people.

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIAS) provides free, confidential, impartial information, advice and support on all matters relating to special educational needs and disability for children and young people up to 25 years, and their parents/carers.

The ADHD Foundation is the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for the 1 in 5 of us who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, DCD, Dyscalculia, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome and more.

The National Autistic Society provides advice and guidance for autistic people, their families, community and healthcare professionals with the most accurate, up-to-date information. They also have an Autism services directory.

Information about how PDA relates to autism, what demand avoidance is, and identifying and diagnosing PDA.

PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is widely understood to be a profile on the autism spectrum, though it is still at an early stage of understanding and PDA research is in its infancy.