Below are some resources and blogs you might find useful to use with your patients and their loved ones. There are also some which may be useful to share with your team if you work in a multidisciplinary team setting.
This resource helps you to think about what the optimal conditions are for eating, and how you can create them.
This resource helps you think about your sense and how you can use these to relax you.
Combines basic information about the senses with tools to help patients explore their sensory preferences and strategies. Includes instructions for creating a sensory wellbeing box.
Outlines instructions for running a one-off workshop designed to inform patients about their senses, and to explore strategies that might help their sensory wellbeing and self-regulation.
Brief screening measure designed to highlight if a patient experiences sensory differences that may need consideration in treatment.
This resource allows people to explore how their autism impacts them day-to-day and helps them to recognise strengths.