Women and autism: an interview with Charlene Tait

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Charlene Tait is Director of Autism Practice and Research at Scottish Autism. Charlene was interviewed for Network Autism when she attended the XI Autism-Europe International Congress hosted by the National Autistic Society in 2016.

In this video Charlene discusses Scottish Autism’s innovative new online support programme for autistic women and girls, their families and professionals. She explores some of the difficulties that autistic women and girls may face, particularly around diagnosis.

To access the interview follow the link:

http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/women-and-autism-interview-charlene-tait?utm_source=AutismInsight10August2017&utm_medium=newsletter%2Femail&utm_campaign=AutismInsight10August2017&utm_content=Story1B&dm_i=YA3,53LLL,BV9SAA,JJMLZ,1

Sick:Living with Invisible Illness- Exhibition at Sun Pier House, Chatham

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August sees a new exhibition to be held at Sun Pier House Gallery, Sun Pier, Chatham, aimed at encouraging understanding of and support for invisible illness.

Entitled ‘SICK!’, part of a project funded by Arts Council England and Medway Council Arts Team, the exhibition will run from 5th to 27th August 2017 and is based around invisible illness and invisible disability.

More information here:

http://www.mva.org.uk/news/shining-a-light-on-invisible-illness-the-sick-art-exhibition-at-sun-pier-august-2017

 

Alliance Webinar  ‘Medicines that should not be routinely prescribed in primary care. Heather Holmes and Brian Mackenna NHS England’

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Please find below the joining details for the 6th September  Alliance Webinar  ‘Medicines that should not be routinely prescribed in primary care. Heather Holmes and Brian Mackenna NHS England’

For more information and joining instructions contact:

 

Elliott Mansfield

Policy Advisor, Voluntary Sector, Long Term Conditions & End of Life Care

Primary, Community & Mental Health Services Directorate

Department of Health, 79 Whitehall, SW1A 2NS

E: elliott.mansfield@dh.gsi.gov.uk  T: 02072103842

Helping people with learning disabilities to give feedback

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Guest speakers: Ruth Hudson – Insight Specialist, Joe Penrose – Insight and Feedback Officer, Katie Matthews, Aaron Oxford and Thomas Chalk – Learning Disability Network Managers

NHS England’s Insight and Learning Disability Engagement teams recently published their bite-size guide to helping people with a learning disability to give feedback. To complement this, they are running a webinar featuring examples of work the two teams have done.

The webinar is aimed at staff who do not have much experience of involving people with a learning disability in giving feedback. It will be of particular interest to staff working in Patient Experience and Communication and Engagement roles. Most of the services people with a learning disability use are the same services as everyone else and so it is important they are included in feedback and engagement work. Join the teams on the webinar to find out more about increasing the representation of one of the most seldom heard groups of people

Book here:

https://nhsiq.webex.com/mw3200/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nhsiq&service=6&rnd=0.640976425974004&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnhsiq.webex.com%2Fec3200%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b000000040b9fbbb64e80abc903bd27562ec93bce2cba66bffefac13358376a2a4db5e8e5%26siteurl%3Dnhsiq%26confViewID%3D65443249555250395%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAQeg4DmROZnTo2MUj574dDzPm7dohOrKcmbyPQnIujM_g2%26