{"id":9113,"date":"2020-09-27T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwales.org\/?page_id=9113"},"modified":"2020-09-27T16:22:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T16:22:18","slug":"family-partners-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurodivergencewales.org\/en\/community-services\/i-work-with-young-people-adults-in-health-social-care\/practitioner-toolkit-support-and-interventions-for-adults-with-asd\/family-partners-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Families, Partners and Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9113\" class=\"elementor elementor-9113\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46c0bd9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"46c0bd9\" 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-7764023\" data-id=\"7764023\" 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-03f7566 white-icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"03f7566\" 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-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-1dab48d\" data-id=\"1dab48d\" 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-4e6748a white-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6748a\" 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\">Families, Partners and Carers<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153f1e8 white-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"153f1e8\" 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-4186803 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4186803\" 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-86038e2\" data-id=\"86038e2\" 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-42fc818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42fc818\" 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<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg142\"> [www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg142]<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Offer an assessment of needs to families, partners and carers of adults with autism. This assessment should include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">personal, social and emotional support<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">support in their caring role, including respite care and emergency plans<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">advice on and support in obtaining practical support<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">planning of future care for the person with autism.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Where the assessment identifies needs, provide information about, and facilitate contact with, any available support groups.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If families, partners or carers need help with the care of the person with autism, or if they are involved in the delivery of an intervention, offer them information, advice, training and support.<\/span><\/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 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