Resources on autism published by AMASE
Glossary: glossary of terms relating to autism and neurodiversity
Mental Health Resources:
- Mental Health Factsheet: basic information on how to support an autistic person encountering mental health difficulties, aimed at friends, family and professionals
- Autistic People’s Access to Mental Healthcare Report: ‘Too complicated to treat’? Autistic people seeking mental health support in Scotland. Published by AMASE in November 2018 following a survey of autistic people in Scotland.
- Autistic Adults’ Experiences of Counselling (separate site): ‘You need support, validation, good coping skills. You need and deserve acceptance.’
- Autism One Stop Shop mental health report: More in-depth One Stop Shop focused excerpt of the above mental health report looking at the mental health impact and support provided by autism One Stop Shops in Scotland.
- Autistic Mental Health: More relevant resources from AMASE members Sonny and Colin.
On ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ (as a PDF): Why AMASE and other Autistic People’s Organisations are not supportive of PBS, which is often a euphemism for ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis)
AMASE Research Podcast: interviews with autistic and non-autistic researchers researching autism.
On Autistic People’s Organisations: why we need representative organisations, and why they need to be listened to.
About Us, With Us: how to include autistic people and make better decisions relating to autism.
Aut.Scot: A conference co-run by AMASE and ARGH. Talks from the conference are online, including introductions to Autistic People’s Organisations from around Europe.
Other Resources
Edinburgh and Lothians Sources of Support collated by Zoe from the AMASE Committee
Epic Autism Resources from Spectrum Gaming with help from several autistic and neurodivergent people involved in education
Autism and Trauma: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guide for parents + professionals by Spectrum Gaming
Information Hub from Autism Understanding Scotland
More Resources from Autism Rights Group Highland