Learning about Autism – National Autism Team

Over five years ago the National Autism Team* launched the first of their Learning with Autism school awareness programmes for Primary Schools.  In 2017 further programmes followed for Early Year Settings and Secondary Schools, then Further Education was launched in 2020.   To date 213 Primary Schools across Wales have achieved their whole school awards, as […]

National Autism Team Supplementary Annual Report 2019/20

National Autism Team Supplementary Annual Report 2019/20 The National Autism Team’s (NAT) Supplementary Annual Report 2019/20 celebrates the breadth of the work completed throughout Wales from April 2019 – March 2020. The report is supplementary to the substantive Annual Report 2018/19. This year, the NAT has continued to work with autistic people, their families, partners, […]

Welsh Government – Statutory Code of Practice on the Delivery of Autism Services

Code of Practice Consultation Events To download the Code of Practice Consultation Events information flyer please click here. Code of Practice Animation To view the Code of Practice animation film please click here. To respond to the Code of Practice please click here. Written Statement In my Written Statement of the 23 September 2019, I […]

Invitation to Take Part in a NCMH COVID-19 Survey

      COVID-19 (coronavirus) is affecting all our lives and things have changed for everyone in the last few months. At NCMH we would like to understand better the impact that the COVID-19 crisis is having on the lives of people with Autism or Autistic Spectrum Disorders. We hope this will inform services and […]

Virtual Autism Team Wales – Resources

Virtual Autism Team Wales – Resource List  Virtual Autism Team Wales have produced a compendium of resources during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Virtual Autism Team Wales has been set up to provide accurate, useful, and up-to-date information, advice, and guidance during the COVID-19 emergency to autistic people in Wales, parents and carers of autistic people […]

Increasing Professional Understanding Of The Signs Of Autism: Impact Report Produced

A report has been produced by Cardiff University detailing the impact of ‘The Birthday Party’ film. ‘The Birthday Party’, a film made in partnership between the Welsh Local Government Association, Cardiff University, Aston University and clinical psychology partners, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Welsh Government, was produced in 2017 for […]

Mental Health and Wellbeing of Autistic Adults During Covid-19: a research study

The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on all of our lives, but for autistic people it may present particular challenges.   Researchers at Cardiff University want to find out how restrictions like social distancing are affecting the mental health and wellbeing of autistic adults.   We hope this research will help services to support […]

Yoga, Mindfulness and Autism

Have you tried yoga? Great for your physical and mental health. Click on the link below to watch a short video from Urban Zen Yoga & Movement that will guide you through a short physical practice that includes breathing and meditation.  https://www.facebook.com/UrbanZenYogaMovement/ 

National Autism Team Reflect on World Autism Awareness Week 2020

World Autism Awareness Week 2020 Last year, the National Autism Team was in the thick of facilitating and hosting the very first National Autism Conference in Wales, as part of World Autism Awareness Week 2019.  Many months of preparation and co-production in the planning and running of a free conference for autistic adults culminated in […]