Health Passport from Thriving Autistic to provide information to healthcare staff and to let them know of any reasonable adjustments you might need

Asking for reasonable adjustments for therapy – guidance from the UK’s National Autistic Society

Guidance on reasonable adjustments in healthcare from NHS England

Useful information from NHS England on sharing information with autistic people and the language to use including terms to avoid.

NHS Reasonable Adjustments flag – lists reasonable adjustments given by NHS England

NHS England sensory resource pack – guidance on improving the sensory environment for autistic people accessing healthcare

‘It’s Not Rocket Science’: Report on Inpatient Sensory Enviroments from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTI) and related webinar

Autistic Doctors Internationational resources relating to healthcare for autistic people and the experiences of autistic doctors, including research and guidance on making healthcare accessible for autistic people.

Making a complaint about an NHS service in Scotland

You could contact the Patient Advice and Support Service. They are able to provide free and confidential advice in relation to NHS services and can support patients to raise issues, concerns or complaints.

If this does not resolve matters, you can make a complaint to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman https://www.spso.org.uk/ 

If you think you might have been treated unfairly due to having a disability (or other protected characteristic) and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.