{"id":66,"date":"2020-04-15T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T12:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T11:19:26","slug":"what-is-autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/i-am-autistic\/what-is-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"What is autism?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2576e3c8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2576e3c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a96eac6\" data-id=\"a96eac6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78f111 white-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"a78f111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fal fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a190e5e\" data-id=\"a190e5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb512cd white-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb512cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is autism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53d8c4 white-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"e53d8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2371beb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2371beb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c795e8\" data-id=\"9c795e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf0c0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf0c0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce0b547\" data-id=\"ce0b547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3803b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3803b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page highlights key resources on our website which help to build a better understanding of autism.<\/p><p>A range of resources have been developed in partnership with autistic people, parents and carers and professionals that clearly explain what autism is and how it affects autistic people\u2019s interaction with the world around them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99c3e6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99c3e6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a481767\" data-id=\"a481767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd5646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd5646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/339305728?h=a5216359f9\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ready=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p><h4>Who is the film for?<\/h4><p>The film has been designed to raise awareness and understanding of autism.<\/p><p>The National Neurodivergence Team have worked to keep their resources and language updated and current to reflect what autistic people would like neurotypicals to understand about autism, and the updating of the scheme is one example of this.<\/p><h4>What is this film about?<\/h4><p>The film follows three autistic people \u2013 Amara Tamblyn, Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams and Osian Harries \u2013 as they explore what their autism means to them, including: social communication; patterns and routines; sensory experience; and how to make things better.<\/p><p>It also includes the professional voice of Dr Elin Walker Jones, consultant Psychologist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06be037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06be037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96f2662\" data-id=\"96f2662\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e5a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e5a69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56fba98\" data-id=\"56fba98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e0d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45e0d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.autismwales.org\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-127136 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eLearningThumbnail_Eng-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eLearningThumbnail_Eng-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eLearningThumbnail_Eng-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/eLearningThumbnail_Eng.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>In this section there are a set of structured modules that follow the National Autism Training Framework for Wales.<\/p><p>These modules have been coproduced with an advisory group of neurodivergent people and features their voices and experiences.<\/p><p>The page will be updated on an ongoing basis with any new online eLearning resources that the National Neurodivergence Team produce.<\/p><p>Current eLearning modules available:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Understanding Autism<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Understanding Effective Communication and Autism<br \/><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Understanding Assessment and Autism<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/elearning\/\">Click here to access the eLearning modules.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b00a94\" data-id=\"8b00a94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227a933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"227a933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/videos\/community-of-practice-sessions\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81626 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-of-Practice-sessions-button-1-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-of-Practice-sessions-button-1-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-of-Practice-sessions-button-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Community-of-Practice-sessions-button-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>In this section, you will find recordings from our Community of Practice events, which focus on a range of different neurodivergent conditions, and issues that impact the neurodivergent community.<\/p><p>This section will be regularly updated when these events take place.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/videos\/community-of-practice-sessions\/\">Click here to access the Community of Practice sessions.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-399a1c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399a1c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a146a35\" data-id=\"a146a35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6919e5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6919e5d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edfac65\" data-id=\"edfac65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724f4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724f4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/videos\/digital-stories\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-109404 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DigitalStoriesThumbnail_ENG-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DigitalStoriesThumbnail_ENG-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DigitalStoriesThumbnail_ENG-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DigitalStoriesThumbnail_ENG.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>In this section, you will find a range of interviews from our Digital Stories series.<\/p><p>The series features interviews with people from the autistic community, and asks what they would like parents\/carers, professionals, and the general public to know about autism.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/videos\/digital-stories\/\">Click here to access the Digital Stories.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33e359f\" data-id=\"33e359f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8dc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a8dc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/case-studies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-127109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CaseStudiesCompendium_ThumbnailEng-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CaseStudiesCompendium_ThumbnailEng-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CaseStudiesCompendium_ThumbnailEng-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CaseStudiesCompendium_ThumbnailEng.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>The best practice Case Study Compendium showcases the range of effective work being carried out across Wales.<\/p><p>Each case study features the voices of autistic people and\/or the parent\/carers of autistic people, reflecting on how the support and interventions put in place have had a positive impact on their lives.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/case-studies\/\">Click here to access the Case Study Compendium.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15743bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15743bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e95c76\" data-id=\"8e95c76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3db048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3db048\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d15bd2\" data-id=\"3d15bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280d4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280d4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/advice-sheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-127124 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdviceSheetsThumbnail_Eng-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdviceSheetsThumbnail_Eng-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdviceSheetsThumbnail_Eng-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AdviceSheetsThumbnail_Eng.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>In this section there are links to a range of advice sheets, including those for autistic adults, parents\/carers and more.<\/p><p>The advice sheets have been coproduced with an advisory group of neurodivergent people.<\/p><p>This section will be updated on an ongoing basis with any new advice sheets that are produced.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/resources\/advice-sheets\/\">Click here to access the advice sheets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0bae4c\" data-id=\"e0bae4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is autism This page highlights key resources on our website which help to build a better understanding of autism. 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