We want the public to have a better understanding of autism and to have changed their behaviour towards autistic people and their families. If you have the online version of the course, please can you circulate the access details to all of your staff. We want to reduce the health and care inequalities that autistic people face throughout their lives, and to show that autistic people are living healthier and longer lives.

Franklin, Anita, Toft, Alex and Goff, Sarah (2019) Parents' and carers' views on how we can work together to prevent the sexual abuse of disabled children: "You fear everything that is out of your control.This response will discuss employer needs, including information and advice on health and disability that is easier to find and act upon, with design work this year to develop an improved support offer for employers. Adults who work with children and young people with SEND should be aware of the additional needs children may have that could mean they are more vulnerable to abuse and/or less able to speak out if something isn’t right. To prevent autistic people from becoming more lonely and isolated, they have been able to access support groups during lockdown. Key messages should be delivered in an age appropriate, sensitive way, taking account of individual communication and learning needs.

Since its launch in 2018, ACT has helped prepare thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of individuals should the worst happen. We will ensure that progress towards our vision can be measured and evaluated in each of these areas.In other areas like employment, we have work underway to improve support for autistic people but will monitor the full impact of the pandemic to ensure we are continuing to take the right actions. This is our vision to make life fundamentally better for autistic people, their families and carers by 2026 and we are determined to make it happen.

Children and young people with ASN may have an individualised educational programme (IEP) which describes their additional support needs, how they will be met and what learning outcomes are expected. You should use suitable communication methods and consider ways to check that children have understood learning around relationships and sex education. To make this happen, we are working to support all local areas to develop Supported Employment Forums bringing together employers, Jobcentres, education providers, local authorities, young people and their parents to discuss employment opportunities for young people with SEND in their local areas.

All schools in the UK should have a safeguarding and child protection policy and procedures which set out how they will keep children safe. Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health (2015) Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years: statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities (PDF).

Dame Cheryl, who died in April 2021, was instrumental in tackling the inequalities autistic adults face, when, in 2009, she brought forward the Private Member’s Bill on autism. We will set measures of success for each of the priority areas in the strategy to make sure we can effectively monitor progress in year one and beyond, being clear about what we expect to achieve by 2026. Child protection in schools: for anyone working in an educational institution who wants to develop or refresh their awareness and understanding of child protection.

To improve the availability of these services we will promote guidance on planning and commissioning provision for autistic children and young people as outlined in chapter 6. Learning management systems can be downloaded for free if you have technical staff able to configure them. A growing number of children and young people are being diagnosed as autistic, with special educational needs data suggesting that 1.