Support is available for families and carers of autistic children and adults thanks to a new, free education programme being launched across England.
Autism Central aims to build knowledge and understanding of autism and empower families and carers to advocate for autistic people they support to get the right understanding and adjustments in place across the services they use.
Commissioned by NHS England and informed by or co-produced with autistic people, parents and carers, the programme offers one-to-one and group sessions complemented by high-quality online learning and information.
Families and carers can also talk to people with similar experiences by joining workshops, drop-in sessions, coffee mornings or virtual meetups.
Each session is delivered by parents and carers of autistic people who have been trained to share their knowledge and experience with others, as peer educators.