{"id":8114,"date":"2020-09-24T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=8114"},"modified":"2020-09-25T16:56:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T16:56:41","slug":"managing-referrals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/community-services\/i-work-with-young-people-adults-in-health-social-care\/clinicians-toolkit-adults\/managing-referrals\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing referrals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8114\" class=\"elementor elementor-8114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db5596a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6db5596a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55d311a6\" data-id=\"55d311a6\" 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-4273dc11 white-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4273dc11\" 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-50005cd8 white-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"50005cd8\" 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-32183f74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32183f74\" 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-6012bd2a\" data-id=\"6012bd2a\" 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-5e9b0af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9b0af0\" 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 CG142: Autism in adults: diagnosis and management [Link:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg142\">http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg142<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p><h2>Access<\/h2><p>There should be a single point of access for all ASD referrals for diagnostic assessment<\/p><p>Individuals should be able to self refer for diagnostic assessment<\/p><h2>Deciding whether to proceed with a diagnostic assessment<\/h2><p>The referral should be accepted if it indicates that:<\/p><ul><li>The person has no or\u00a0<strong>mild learning disability<\/strong>\u00a0and scores 6 or more on an AQ10 screening questionnaire (or, if the person scores less than 6, but a false negative result is suspected e.g. due to lack of insight).<\/li><\/ul><p>Or<\/p><ul><li>The person has\u00a0<strong>moderate or severe learning disability<\/strong>\u00a0and two or more of the following are present.<\/li><li>\u00a0\u00a0difficulties in reciprocal social interaction including:<ul><li>limited interaction with others (for example, being aloof, indifferent or unusual)<\/li><li>interaction to fulfil needs only<\/li><li>interaction that is naive or one-sided<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>lack of responsiveness to others<\/li><li>little or no change in behaviour in response to different social situations<\/li><li>limited social demonstration of empathy<\/li><li>rigid routines and resistance to change<\/li><li>marked repetitive activities (for example, rocking and hand or finger flapping), especially when under stress or expressing emotion.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>A referral should not be rejected simply because the person does not have a coexisting mental disorder or learning disability.<\/strong><\/p><p>If the referral does not indicate that the person may have autistic spectrum disorder, consider referral and\/or signposting to other services (e.g. mental health).<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae6d199\" data-id=\"5ae6d199\" 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-730be471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"730be471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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size-large wp-image-8826\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-946e3a3 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"946e3a3\" 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=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Leaflet_Adult-Diagnosis-info-leaflet_final.docx\" 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 Word doc<\/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-2836b565\" data-id=\"2836b565\" 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-75abf02c mrhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75abf02c\" 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\">Adult Diagnosis Information Leaflet_Easyread<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27637a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27637a0\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Leaflet_Adult-Diagnosis-info-leaflet_EASYREAD_final-240x160-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8824\" alt=\"\" \/>\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-7d39dca elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d39dca\" 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=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Leaflet_Adult-Diagnosis-info-leaflet_final.docx\" 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 Word doc<\/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-728e3c66\" data-id=\"728e3c66\" 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-20d0f308 mrhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d0f308\" 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 \u2013 do you know the signs?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f76b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24f76b9\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-1600x985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-1600x985.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-800x492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4-2048x1260.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-cd94775 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cd94775\" 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=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4.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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7f638c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7f638c\" 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-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-350940c\" data-id=\"350940c\" 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-b37d2ac mrhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b37d2ac\" 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 \u2013 do you know the signs? - Pre School Children \u2013 2 years to 41\/2 years<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77bf275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77bf275\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-1600x985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-1600x985.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-800x492.jpg 800w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_pre_school-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-5578b33 elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5578b33\" 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=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/autism_do_you_know_the_signs-a4.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 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<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6607b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6607b6\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" 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-528a9fe elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"528a9fe\" 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=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_children_adolescents.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-a4bb9c9\" data-id=\"a4bb9c9\" 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-890396b mrhead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"890396b\" 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 \u2013 do you know the signs? - 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-7bf1099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bf1099\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_older_adolescents_adults-1600x985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/asd-a4-poster_older_adolescents_adults-1600x985.jpg 1600w, 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