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Action for Neurodiversity Autism-specialist counselling for those living with & alongside autism and Asperger's syndrome

Action for Asperger's is a charity which was set up in October 2008 specifically to offer autism-specialist counselling to those who live with or alongside Asperger's syndrome/autism and who are struggling and in need of help. All of our counsellors have additional experience (either personally or professionally) and/or additional qualifications in autism.

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I contacted 30 major organisations that collectively receive hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to provide care and support to people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Many of these organisations have historic failings, including serious abuse, neglect, and systemic harm, yet continue to receive vast public funding.

I asked each of them one simple question:

👉 Have you started rolling out Tier 1 and Tier 2 of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism?

This training is statutory under the Health and Care Act 2022. It has been co-designed, co-delivered, and evaluated by people with lived experience. It is the only government-approved and standardised training in the country, and is saving lives by ensuring staff understand how to make reasonable adjustments and provide safe, compassionate care.

Those organisations which are hi-lighted in yellow, confirmed they are delivering both Tier 1 and Tier 2 of Oliver’s training and deserve recognition for taking their legal and moral responsibilities seriously.
(Some of those hilighighed did not make it clear they were getting on with rolling out Tier 2).

However, it is deeply concerning that some organisations have yet to start Tier 2, despite having had years to prepare. Others appear to be substituting Oliver’s Training with unapproved or diluted alternatives.

Let me be crystal clear:

⚠️ This is not optional.
⚠️ This is the law.
⚠️ Continuing to operate without implementing both tiers of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training puts autistic people and people with a learning disability at risk, and it will not go unchallenged.

Taxpayers, families, and the public have a right to expect full compliance and transparency. Those failing to act should expect scrutiny, not only from me, but from regulators, commissioners, and government.

The era of excuses and tick-box training is over. Lives depend on this.

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The Story of Action for Asperger’s

ACTION FOR ASPERGER'S is a charity that was set up in October 2008 specifically to support those whose lives are affected by Asperger's Syndrome (autism). Elaine Nicholson MBE, is the founder of Action for Asperger’s and is qualified in counselling, autism/ Asperger’s syndrome and management. Perhaps more importantly though, she has the experience of autism/Asperger’s syndrome affecting several members of her own family.

AfA’s counsellors specialise academically and/or experientially in autism and Asperger counselling. The majority of AfA’s counsellors have familial experience of autism or have autism themselves. AfA’s counselling rooms double-up as sensory spaces; we believe in looking after our clients’ sensory sense of self as well as their emotional self, and in autism, the two are frequently found to entwined.

In these COVID times, we are promoting that which we have always done - “remote” counselling through a medium of the client’s choice (Whats App/Skype/Zoom/Facetime). AfA pioneered online counselling - we reach out to clients, who, due to their inherent autism, have a fear of leaving home, as well as, of course, reaching out to clients from afar - another country perhaps. To book your appointment with an afa counsellor write to info@actionforaspergers.org. Stay safe and take care meanwhile.