We are co-developing the North Somerset Autism strategy and action plan with The Autism Strategy alliance group.
The alliance group includes
- autistic people
- parents and carers
- various organisations who have experience of working alongside autistic people
Our ambition is for the strategy to be rooted in the priorities and ambitions of autistic people and their parents/carers. It is informed by those working alongside them.
It is also underpinned by national strategic priorities. This includes the six priority areas included in the national autism strategy.
- improving understanding and acceptance of autism within society
- improving autistic children and young people’s access to education and supporting positive transitions into adulthood
- supporting more autistic people into employment
- tackling health and care inequalities for autistic people
- building the right support in the community
- improving support within the criminal and youth justice systems.