Resources and Information for Children, Young People and Families

Information About Autism:

• Autism West Midlands
• National Autistic Society
• Resources for Autism

Local Support Services:

• Solihull Local Offer
• Solihull Family Information Service
• Signpost Inclusion
• Solihull Approach
• Solihull Parent Carer Voice
• Solihull SEND Newsletter

• Solihull Advocacy
• Solar: Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Service for Children and Young People in Solihull
• Community Educational Psychology Service
• Specialist Inclusion Support Service: Autism Team
• Birmingham and Solihull Youth Promise Plus

Communication:

• Speech and Language UK
• Hanen

Education:

• Autism Education Trust
• Solihull Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Service (SENDias)
• Not fine in school

Mental Health:

• Kooth – online counselling
• Papyrus – suicide prevention
• ASD and mental health information sheet
• Young Minds
• Childline
• Mind
• Health for Kids
• Health for Teens

Other issues:

• Restricted Eating:
  • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
  • National Autistic Society Information
  • Supporting autistic people with eating difficulties article
  • The Infant and Toddler Forum
• Support for Siblings:
  • Solihull Young Carers
• Toileting:
  • Eric
  • National Autistic Society Toileting Advice
  • Bowel and Bladder UK
• Bullying
  • Bullying UK

Resources from Coventry Neurodevelopmental Team

Coventry’s neurodevelopmental team have kindly given permission for us to share links to videos they have created with infomration about supporting children with ASD;

• Communication
• Understanding a child’s sensory needs
• Emotional Regulation

Information Available in Other Languages:

• Autism West Midlands
• Solihull Approach Parenting
• Polish Information About Autism (JiM)