Support for people with Autism
Support for people with Autism
Support for people with autism, how we’re making Bristol an autism friendly city, information on the Bristol Autism Strategy and Autism Forum
Autism is a lifelong condition that affects how a person communicates with and relates to others.
The National Autistic Society website has information on:
- what autism is
- diagnosing autism
Support for adults with autism
The Bristol Autism Spectrum Service (BASS) offers support and advice for adults with autism about:
- housing
- education
- relationships
- job coaching
They meet every Friday from 12.30pm to 4.30pm at the Create Centre, B Bond, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN.
You can:
- drop in for the advice service
- book a one to one session with a member of the Bristol Autism Spectrum Service team for help with a specific issue
They run support group.
To find out more:
- visit the BASS website
- call 01275 796200
- email awp.bass@nhs.net
Support for carers of adults with autism
Find information about support for carers on our carers page.
The National Autistic Society Avon branch offers support to carers of adults with autism.
Support for children and young people with autism
We have a range of services that support children and young people with autism and their parents.
Find out more on the:
The National Autistic Society Bristol branch offers support to parents or carers of children with autism.
How we're making Bristol an autism friendly city
We’re working to make Bristol an autism friendly city through:
- the Bristol Autism Strategy
- the Bristol Autism Forum
Bristol Autism Forum
The Bristol Autism Forum oversees the how the Bristol Autism Strategy is carried out and gives autistic people a chance to have a say. It reports to the Health and Wellbeing Board.
The forum members include:
- people with autism
- carers of people with autism
- clinicians
- practitioners who work with people with autism
- commissioners from the council and NHS
To join the Bristol Autism Forum or find out more, email autism.forum@bristol.gov.uk.
Bristol Autism Forum terms of reference (pdf, 50KB) (opens new window)
Forum meeting dates
The next meeting dates will be arranged soon.
Minutes from the Autism Forum meetings
- Bristol Autism Forum minutes 6 November 2020 (pdf, 490KB) (opens new window)
- Bristol Autism Forum minutes 15 November 2019 (pdf, 87KB) (opens new window)
- Bristol Autism Forum draft minutes 7 February 2019 (pdf, 133KB) (opens new window)
- Bristol Autism Forum minutes 6 November 2018 (pdf, 120KB) (opens new window)
Related links
Elsewhere on the web
- Autism Passport Go to http://www.autism.org.uk/about/health/hospital-passport.aspx (opens new window)
- Community Learning Disabilities Team Go to http://briscomhealth.org.uk/our-services/community-learning-disabilities-team-cldt/ (opens new window)
- Living with Autism - NHS Choices Go to http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/autism/Pages/autismhome.aspx (opens new window)