Websites for Local Service

• Autism in Mind (AIM) www.autisminmind.com 

• ​North-East Autism Society (www.ne-as.org.uk) 

• ​North-East network of autism charities (www.autism-alliance.org.uk) 

• ​Stockton on Tees Charity supporting adults and children (www.daisychainproject.co.uk) 

• ​Middlesbrough-based organisation working with people with a range of disabilities (www.iammain.org.uk) 

• ​A new non-profit making organisation aiming to build up social groups for people with Autism (www.autism-matters.co.uk) ​

• Part of Newcastle City Council, they help support adults with learning disabilities and autism (https://www.informationnow.org.uk/organisation/adult-learning-disability-and-autism-team/) 

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   General Websites for Information

• National Autistic Society

• ​MAIN – supporting neurodivergent individuals

• ​Cerebra – charity for children with brain related conditions

• ​Friends of Thomas Bewick School

• ​Education and Services for People with Autism (ESPA)

• ​Newcastle College Support Services

• ​Health Care Professions Council

• ​NICE Guidelines

• ​Verywell Health – Autism Overview

• ​The Little Sleep Company

• ​Samaritans helpline

• ​MIND mental health charity​

• Professor Tony Attwood is considered to be one of the world’s foremost experts on Autism Spectrum Disorder, and has lots of information about the disorder on his website (www.tonyattwood.com.au) 

• ​National Autistic Society (www.autism.org.uk) 

• ​The Curly Hair Project has many resources such as blogs and podcasts for understanding more about autism (https://thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk/) 

• ​Autism research and campaigning charity (www.autistica.org.uk) 

• ​Autism Central has many resources on understanding autism as well as services that are available (https://www.autismcentral.org.uk/resources) 

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   Recommended Podcasts

• Neuroshambles by Mark Allen (https://www.neuroshambles.com/e/conversation-kieran-rose/)

• ​The Autism Podcast by Simeon Thompson and Sophia Christophi (https://theautismpodcast.podbean.com/) 

• ​Differently Brained by Jacinta Dietrich (https://jacintadietrich.com/podcast)  

• Uniquely Human by Uniquely Human Team (https://uniquelyhuman.com/) 

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 ​  Social Media

• The IAN offers a user-friendly online platform for adults with ASD to communicate and share ideas with one another (https://iancommunity.org/cs/adults) 

• ​Adults with ASD can access dozens of blogs, journals, advocacy groups, and other online resources with this comprehensive link list from Autism Speaks (https://www.autismspeaks.org/adults-22) 

• ​This exhaustive list includes hundreds of links to blogs created and maintained by adults who have been diagnosed with ASD (https://anautismobserver.wordpress.com/) 

• ​National Autistic Society Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/NationalAutisticSociety) 

• ​Actually Autistic Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/actuallyautistic/)

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