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What is Autism?

According to the National Autistic Society (NAS):

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others.

Autism is a spectrum condition. All autistic people share certain difficulties, but being autistic will affect them in different ways.

Other Names for Autism

Different labels have historically been used to diagnose autism:

– autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
– autism spectrum condition (ASC)
– classic autism
– Kanner autism
– pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
– high-functioning autism (HFA)
– Asperger syndrome
– Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)

This reflects the different diagnostic manuals and tools used, and the different autism profiles presented by individuals.

Read more at the NAS website.

If you want to know more about the autism diagnostic pathway – called the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) – in Manchester, please visit http://manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk/social-communication-pathway-faqs/.

Below are some of our articles relating to autism:

Autism and Education – Post-Diagnostic Groups for Parents/Carers

Educational Psychologists from One Education in Manchester are running free half-day training sessions for parents/carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis from one of the following centres over the last two years. The Powerhouse - North and Central Manchester Social Communication Pathway (SCP) The

By |2022-05-02T13:04:32+01:00May 5th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |
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Autism and Education – Online Post-Diagnostic Groups for Parents/Carers (Secondary)

Educational Psychologists from One Education in Manchester are running free live online half-day training sessions for parents/carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis from one of the following centres over the last two years. The centres are known by the initials SCP. They

By |2022-01-19T15:18:15+00:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |
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Autism and Education – Online Post-Diagnostic Groups for Parents/Carers (Early Years and Primary)

Educational Psychologists from One Education in Manchester are running free live online half-day training sessions for parents/carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis from one of the following centres over the last two years. The centres are known by the initials SCP. They

By |2022-01-19T15:09:45+00:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |
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Autism and Education – Online Post-Diagnostic Groups for Parents/Carers (Secondary)

Educational Psychologists from One Education in Manchester are running free live online half-day training sessions for parents/carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis from one of the following centres over the last two years. The centres are known by the initials SCP. They

By |2022-01-19T15:12:36+00:00March 3rd, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |
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Autism and Education – Online Post-Diagnostic Groups for Parents/Carers (Early Years and Primary)

Educational Psychologists from One Education in Manchester are running free live online half-day training sessions for parents/carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis from one of the following centres over the last two years. The centres are known by the initials SCP. They

By |2022-01-19T15:01:22+00:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |
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Salford Autism Exercise Project

This was recently shared to us by a fellow Manchester parent-carer who works with the Salford Autism Exercise Project: We have our last set of swimming sessions starting in January and are currently looking for participants. Your child should be between 7-11 years with a

By |2021-11-11T18:57:09+00:00November 11th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing, Parent Sharing|Tags: , , , , , |
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Under-5 Autism Assessment Pathway Discussion

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is currently looking to develop a specialist autism team for Early Years (i.e., under-5s). As with the Social Communication Pathway, they are looking to run a pilot, testing out some new ways of working in one area of the

By |2021-10-13T18:47:26+01:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , |
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Barnardo’s Recruitment Open Day : Learning Disability and/or Autism Early Intervention and Prevention Service

On Saturday, 25 September 2021, 10am to 2pm, Barnardo's will be holding a Recruitment Open Day at Benchill Children’s Centre in Wythenshawe (M22 4PZ). We are looking for people who have: A passion to support children, young people and families A belief that with the

By |2021-09-20T16:19:27+01:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Research on Autistic Experiences of Covid Lockdown in 2020

A fellow Manchester parent-carer recently shared with us this invitation to get involved with a research study in her university: Hello, My name is Eve Bent and I am a PhD researcher at the University of Salford. I am currently running a study examining the

By |2021-09-18T17:37:41+01:00September 18th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing, Parent Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Social Communication Pathway FAQs

Last March, we held a virtual Question-and-Answer session with the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) Team so that parents and carers can learn more about this new autism assessment pathway in Manchester. A few parents joined us at the session and we were joined by:

By |2021-06-27T19:07:48+01:00April 10th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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