Autism

Our ADSS team try to and find out if a person has autism. This is called an assessment. We work with the person, and their family, if that is OK. We are a multi-disciplinary team; this means different people with different skills. We follow NICE guidelines. NICE is the short name for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. They find out what works well in health and social care and write advice about it. The advice says what care and support people using services should have. And it says how those services should work.

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Our Autism Diagnostic Service provides assessments to identify if a person has autism or not. We have a youth team who provide assessments for young people between the ages of 11 and 18. We have an adult team who provide assessments for those aged 18 and over. If we diagnose somebody with autism, we offer advice and short term limited support to help them, and their family, to understand their diagnosis. Our team will explore ways that might help manage difficulties or challenges faced at home, work or in education.

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The Autism Diagnostic Youth Service for Suffolk (ADYSS) is a specialist autism assessment service, for 11-17 year olds, who have a GP in Suffolk. ADYSS is part of the neurodevelopmental (ND) pathway.

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Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provide care pathways for children and young people in Norfolk with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. This is for children 14 years of age and under. CAMHS provide a range of therapeutic interventions. This includes art therapy, systemic family therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and play therapy. The service hosts a Looked After Children's team and a neurodevelopmental pathway for those with complex developmental disorders.

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The Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurses support people with a learning disability. They ensure people have their health needs met by primary care services in a timely and appropriate manner.

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