If you think you are autistic there is help out there. You don’t need to do it alone.
On this page we hope we can help you find the support and activities that you need.
There are websites, podcasts and social media accounts hosted by autistic people to help autistic people better understand themselves and connect with others.
There are lots of resources to help everyone, including autistic people, with their health and wellbeing.
There is support available locally with things that are important to your life, like:
The Salford Autism Partnership Board is a group of people who meet to talk about the things that are most important to people with learning disabilities in Salford.
They talk about what is being done, and what needs to be done, to make things better for autistic people in Salford.
The members include professionals from Adults Social Care, Health, Housing, Supported Employment and the Criminal Justice System alongside experts by experience. The chair of the group is the commissioner for services for autistic adults.
Meetings takes place every three months via Microsoft Teams. The Adult Autism Partnership Board reports to the Learning Disability and Autism Strategy Board.
Not everybody wants to, or is able to, attend Partnership Board meetings and it is important to us that autistic people’s voices are heard at The Partnership Board. In order to hear people’s voice we:
If you are interested in becoming a Champion please contact Lindsey Brook, Engagement and Development Officer to find out more:
Greater Manchester has an autism strategy that all ten boroughs must work towards:
There is an organisation called the Greater Manchester Autism Consortium (GMAC) who work alongside autistic people to provide information and guidance to autistic people, families and professionals.
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