{"id":8005,"date":"2020-09-24T14:31:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=8005"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T10:25:18","slug":"managing-referrals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/community-services\/i-work-with-children-in-health-social-care\/clinicians-toolkit-children\/managing-referrals\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing referrals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8005\" class=\"elementor elementor-8005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb28717 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7bb28717\" 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-45dec135\" data-id=\"45dec135\" 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-67300bbd white-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"67300bbd\" 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-hand-holding-heart\"><\/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-1d03a055\" data-id=\"1d03a055\" 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-79713d28 white-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79713d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.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\">Managing referrals<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21471b white-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"5e21471b\" 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-6d54f66f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d54f66f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3707edeb\" data-id=\"3707edeb\" 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-4ad6ebb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad6ebb4\" 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><strong>The following advice is adapted from NICE Guideline CG128, Autism in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg128\/chapter\/1-recommendations\">[<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg128\/chapter\/1-Guidance#recognising-children-and-young-people-with-possible-autism\">www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg128\/chapter\/1-Guidance#recognising-children-and-young-people-with-possible-autism<\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg128\/chapter\/1-recommendations\">]<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If the referral describes regression in language in a child over 3\u00a0<strong>or<\/strong>\u00a0regression in motor skills at any age, forward the referral to a paediatrician or paediatric neurologist for an initial opinion. They can then refer back to the autism team if necessary.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If the referral describes regression in language in a child under 3, carry out an autism assessment.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If neither of above apply, then take into account the following when deciding whether to assess for ASD.<\/p><ul><li>the severity and duration of the signs and\/or symptoms<\/li><li>the extent to which the signs and\/or symptoms are present across different settings (for example, home and school)<\/li><li>the impact of the signs and\/or symptoms on the child or young person and on their family or carer<\/li><li>the level of parental or carer concern, and if appropriate the concerns of the child or young person<\/li><li>factors associated with an increased prevalence of autism<\/li><li>the likelihood of an alternative diagnosis.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If there is insufficient information to make a decision, seek further information from the referrer or other healthcare professionals.<\/p><p>If the referral is accepted, and if the parents\/carers consent, also seek additional information from school\/college as well as any other involved health or social care professionals. This should include results from any vision or hearing assessments.<\/p><p>Upon acceptance of the referral, appoint a case coordinator and aim to begin diagnostic assessment within 3 months of referral. If the child or their family have identified support needs, do not wait for diagnosis in order to put in place support.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Consider carrying out home or school observations of the child, or alternatively obtaining video recordings of home or school.<\/p><p>The role of the case coordinator should be to:<\/p><ul><li>act as a single point of contact for the parents or carers and, if appropriate, the child or young person being assessed, through whom they can communicate with the rest of the autism team<\/li><li>keep parents or carers and, if appropriate, the child or young person, up-to-date about the likely time and sequence of assessments<\/li><li>arrange the provision of information and support for parents, carers, children and young people as directed by the autism team<\/li><li>gather information relevant to the autism diagnostic assessment<\/li><\/ul>\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<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f7d908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f719940\" data-id=\"f719940\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-1600x985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-1600x985.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-800x492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-2048x1260.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e5296 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d8e5296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ec102\" data-id=\"54ec102\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-0656184 mrhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0656184\" 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<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autism SIGNS poster - Older Adolescents and Adults<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988a058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"988a058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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