Dr Gould is the Lead Consultant at the Lorna Wing Centre for Autism and retired as Director of the centre in 2015. She is a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist, with over 40 years’ experience, specialising in autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. Dr Gould’s specialist interests include women and girls and autism and ageing.

This is a fantastic opportunity to ask one of the world’s leading autism experts your autism questions.

More information on how to register here:

http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/webchat-dr-judith-gould-25-july-2017?utm_source=AutismInsight13July2017&utm_medium=newsletter%2Femail&utm_campaign=AutismInsight13July2017&utm_content=Story1B&dm_i=YA3,51RLR,BV9SAA,JAKYO,1

As part of Bercow: Ten Years On, there is a consultation seeking to hear from a range of different audiences about their experience of support for children with speech, language and communication needs.

There are a number of different surveys open which invite you to take part to share your views…..

http://www.ican.org.uk/What-we-do/Bercow/Submit%20Evidence.aspx?utm_source=I+CAN+Communicate+July+2017&utm_campaign=192e714d45-EMAIL_ICC_JULY_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e2b340544f-192e714d45-112835969

Making a change – big or small – affects everyone differently. Some children will be excited, curious and adapt to change quickly. Others may need more time to absorb and accept change. The big changes are things like starting a new nursery or school, moving house, having a new brother or sister or change in their family set up.

Small changes are things like a change to what they do every day, for example, going swimming instead of to the park. Or there can be very small changes which feel big to them, such as running out of a breakfast cereal they like and having to eat something else.

Read more about communicating change, ideas for how to help and useful links:

http://licensing.ican.org.uk/sites/licensing.ican.org.uk/files/pdfs/Supporting%20children%20with%20change.pdf?utm_source=I+CAN+Communicate+July+2017&utm_campaign=192e714d45-EMAIL_ICC_JULY_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e2b340544f-192e714d45-112835969

Mary Hartshorne, I CAN’s Head of Evidence, explores the experiences of pupils with speech, language and communication needs as they move into or on from school.  Access the blog here:

http://blog.ican.org.uk/2017/07/transition-a-process-not-an-event/?utm_source=I+CAN+Communicate+July+2017&utm_campaign=192e714d45-EMAIL_ICC_JULY_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e2b340544f-192e714d45-112835969

A system of purple pathways developed by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is in use to help patients with learning disabilities or autism experience the best journey through their hospitals.The information is presented as flowcharts that show clinicians and staff how the patient needs to move through hospital services to receive their treatments.

The charts are also detailed with contact information for further support. The purple pathways are being used across the trust in A&E, inpatients, outpatients, maternity and discharge.

The pathways are an integral part of their Learning Disabilities and Autism Policy and Procedure.

The discharge pathway is also included in the Trust’s discharge policy and is the accepted tri-borough discharge pathway.

More information here:

https://fabnhsstuff.net/2017/07/03/imperial-lead-way-patients-learning-disabilities/