Health – General
Aurora Autistic Consulting’s Guide to Autistic Wellbeing
All Brains Belong – 2nd Annual ‘Everything’s Connected to Everything’ webinar on Improving the Healthcare of Autistic and ADHD adults (recording on YouTube)
Stress, Energy and Demands – webinar from All Brains Belong
Connection is the Path to Health – register for free or by donation US-based webinars on a variety of topics relating to autism, ADHD, healthcare, employment and wellbeing from All Brains Belong (check timings to see if they work for the country you are in)
Accessible Health Services
Health Passport from Thriving Autistic to provide information to healthcare staff and to let them know of any reasonable adjustments you might need
Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing: An Anthology for Neurodivergent-Informed Practice – an e-booklet in support of Palestine edited by Lisa Chapman and Kim Mears
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 and want further advice, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.
Animals
Assistance Dogs
UK
Assistance Dogs UK – information on getting and training an assistance dog in the UK
Pawsable – guidance on getting and training an Autism assistance dog
Scotland
Oliver’s Army – assistance dog training based in Fife
Masking & Burnout
Autistic Masking REALLY – Kieran Rose discusses Autistic masking with Aucademy
Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma by Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose (Book)
A Conceptual Analysis of Autistic Masking: Understanding the Narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice by Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose (Journal Article)
Autistic shielding: Katie Munday educates Aucademy – an explanation of an alternative approach to masking
Lots more from Kieran Rose on Masking on his website
Autistic Burnout: Defining, Measuring and Understanding with Dr Dora Raymaker (Video)
Viv Dawes Resources on Autistic Burnout
Autistic Burnout Resources from Jodie Clark
What You Are Hiding Could Be Hurting You: Autistic Masking in Relation to Mental Health, Interpersonal Trauma, Authenticity, and Self-Esteem (Research article)
Mental Health
Mental Health – General
See also Crisis and Support Helplines
Autistic stigma and minority stress – Monique Botha talks to Aucademy
Unlearning Shame with Devon Price (YouTube Video)
Unlearning Shame: How we can reject self-blame culture and claim back our power by Devon Price (Book)
Addictions
The Autistic Substance Abuse Network
Unusual Medicine: Essays on Autistic Identity and Drug Addiction by David Gray-Hammond
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
The experiences of autistic adults who were previously diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder – Research article
“It Was Like the Final Piece in the Puzzle for Me”: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Autistic Women Initially Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality as a Factor in Late, Missed, and Mis-Diagnosis in Autistic Girls and Women: A Conceptual Analysis (Research article)
Depression
See also Masking & Burnout section above
Depression Versus Autistic Burnout, with Kieran Rose (Video)
Eating Disorders
Scotland
Beat Eating Disorders Scotland offer a helpline, webchat and other resources for anyone with or supporting someone with an eating disorder
Medication
*Please only use medication prescribed by your GP or other qualified healthcare professional*
Autism and Psychedelics: A Conversation with Alicia Danforth and Nick Walker (YouTube Video) – also includes a useful discussion about the neurodiversity paradigm
Psychosis
Autistic people and psychosis, David Gray-Hammond with Chloe: Aucademy in discussion
Therapy
How Therapy Can Traumatise Autistic People with Steph Jones (Video)
The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy by Steph Jones (Book)
On Being An Autistic Therapist – writing from Autistic therapists, edited by Max Marnau
Neurodivergent Practitioners Directory from Thriving Autistic – a global directory of therapists, coaches and assessment services
Executive Functioning
The Dysfunctionality of Executive Function by Dr. Miriam Cherkes-Julkowski – A Spiral Lab book discussion
Executive Functioning Skills as ritual and contemplative practice – The Spiral
Lab offers a different approach to Executive Functioning
How we fixed our Executive Dysfunction – the Spiral Lab
How to Keep House While Drowning: A gentle approach to cleaning and organising by K.C. Davis
Joy
Stories of Autistic Joy – Laura Kate Dale
Nature
“It Helps Make the Fuzzy Go Away”: Autistic Adults’ Perspectives on Nature’s Relationship with Well-being Through the Life Course (Research article)
Self-Care
Finch app – very cute self-care app with a bird, micro-pets, travel to exotic locations, adorable outfits and a flag for everyone, including an Autistic pride flag
Looking After Your Autistic Self: A Personalised Self-care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-being by Niamh Garvey (Book)
Sensory Needs
How Sensory Trauma Affects How We Grow, Develop and Learn – Rorie Fulton and Emma Reardon (Video)