Autism psychoeducation

The information provided on these pages is intended for patients already under the care of the Local Mental Health Teams.

 

Alexithymia

A video explaining the term alexithymia, which is used to describe difficulty identifying and describing emotions, and how this links with our interoception sense.

 

Autism and Anxiety (National Autistic Society)

Psychoeducation on Autism and anxiety and why it's more common for autistic people to feel anxious.

 

Autism and depression (National Autistic Society)

Psychoeducation on Autism and depression and why it's more common for autistic people to feel depressed.

 

Autistic Burnout - What is it? How to prevent and recover from it.

Jane Mantzalas is a PhD candidate within the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre. In this article she describes the causes and symptoms of Autistic Burnout. Then explains the principles of preventing Autistic Burnout or how to recover from it. This brief article is useful for patients, carers and professionals who aren't familiar with Autistic Burnout.

 

Autistic Fatigue - Living Autism

An Autistic adult's account of experiencing Autistic Fatigue, identifying it and preventing/reducing it's impact. This is a video but also has a transcript written underneath the video.

 

Introducing Sensory Processing and Helpful Management Tips

A slideshow created by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Community Occupational Therapy Team, which provides a simple introduction to sensory processing, the different senses and some helpful tips to better recognise, understand and manage a child's sensory needs.

 

Meltdowns - a guide for all audiences (National Autistic Society)

Many autistic people have meltdowns. The public often finds it hard to tell autism meltdowns and temper tantrums apart, but they are very different things. If your family member or the person you support has meltdowns, find out how to anticipate them, identify their causes and minimise their frequency.

 

Spoon Theory and Autism Explained - What's the Overlap?

Spoon Theory started as an attempt to help people understand what it's like to live with a chronic illness. Basically, it's an analogy of using spoons to indicate a finite amount of energy.

However, how does this relate to autism? For us in the autistic community, different tasks take a different number of spoons. So, in this video, we will explore the Spoon Theory and how it relates to autism, what's the overlap, and what's the difference.
 

Understanding autism: A short guide to this complex condition and how the National Autistic Society can help (National Autistic Society)

A leaflet published by the National Autistic Society explaining where help and support can be found via their charity.