Castlereagh 2nd May 2013

The Scottish Strategy for Autism

Scottish Autism and the Scottish Strategy for Autism

ScottishAutism

How did we get here?

•Background to Strategy

•PHIS Report

•Private Member’s Bill

•Consultation

•StrategyThe Public Health Institute of Scotland (PHIS) 2001

Linking Goals, Aims and Recommendations

LINKING GOALS, AIMS and RECOMMENDATIONS(R)

TIME RELATED GOALS

Aims and ACTIONS

Strategic

Leadership

Achieving Best

Value for Services

Collaboration

and involvement

Cross Agency

Working

Diagnosis,

Intervention and Support

Wider

opportunities and access to

work

TIME RELATED GOALS

AIMS and ACTIONS

FOUNDATIONS 0-2 years

R1 R2 R3 R4

R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11

R12

R13 R14

R15 R16 R17

R18

R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24

R25

R26

FOUNDATIONS

0-2 years

WHOLE LIFE JOURNEY 2-5 years

R1 R2 R4

R7 R8

R9 R10 R11

R13 R14

R16 R18

R22 R23 R24

R25

R26

WHOLE LIFE JOURNEY

2-5 years

HOLISTIC PERSONALISED APPROACHES 5-10 years

R1 R2 R4

R7 R8

R9 R10 R11

R13 R14

R26

HOLISTIC

PERSONALISED APPROACHES

5-10 years

GOALS (The work towards these goals will be a main focus throughout the periods identified and sustained over the full period once achieved)

FOUNDATIONS: by 2 years

1. Access to mainstream services where these are

appropriate to meet individual needs; 2. Access to services which understand and are able

to meet the needs of people specifically related to their autism;

3. Removal of short-term barriers such as unaddressed diagnoses and delayed intervention.

4. Access to appropriate post diagnostic support for families and individuals (particularly when there is a late diagnosis).

5. Implementation of existing commissioning guidelines by local authorities, the NHS, and other relevant service providers.

WHOLE LIFE JOURNEY: by 5 years 1. Access to integrated service provision across the

lifespan to address the multi-dimensional aspects of autism

2. Access to appropriate transition planning across the lifespan

3. Consistent adoption of good practice guidance in key areas of education, health and social care across all local authority areas.

4. Capacity and awareness building in mainstream services to ensure people are met with recognition and understanding of autism.

HOLISTIC PERSONALISED APPROACHES: by 10 years

1. Meaningful partnership between central and local

government, and the independent sector 2. Creative and collaborative use of service budgets to meet

individual need (irrespective of what the entry route to the system is)

3. Access to appropriate assessment of needs throughout life 4. Access to consistent levels of appropriate support across

the lifespan including into older age.

The Scottish Strategy for Autism.

FOUNDATIONS: By 2 years

1. Access to mainstream services where these are appropriate to meet individual needs.

2. Access to services which understand and are able to meet the needs of people specifically related to their autism.

3. Removal of short-term barriers such as unaddressed diagnoses and delayed intervention.

4. Access to appropriate post-diagnostic support for families and individuals (particularly when there is a late diagnosis).

5. Adherence to existing commissioning guidelines by local authorities, the NHS, and other relevant service providers.

The Scottish Strategy for Autism.

WHOLE LIFE JOURNEY: By 5 years

 1. Access to integrated service provision across the lifespan to

address the multi‑dimensional aspects of autism.

2. Access to appropriate transition planning across the lifespan.

3. Consistent adoption of good practice guidance in key areas of education, health and social care across local authority areas.

4. Capacity and awareness-building in mainstream services to ensure people are met with recognition of autism rather than ignorance.

The Scottish Strategy for Autism.

HOLISTIC PERSONALISED APPROACHES: By 10 years 

1.Meaningful partnership between central and local government and the independent sector.

2.Creative and collaborative use of service budgets to meet individual need (irrespective of what the entry route to the system is)

3.Access to appropriate assessment of needs throughout life.

4.Access to consistent levels of appropriate support across the lifespan including into older age.

Subgroups

1. Achieving Best Value for Services2. Cross-agency Collaboration and Involvement3. Diagnosis, Intervention and Support4. Wider Opportunities and Access to Work5. Research6. User and Carer Group

Strategy Work and Progress

•Autism Development Fund funding local and national projects throughout Scotland•One stop shops•Mapping co-ordination•Autism Network Scotland•Waiting for Assessment Research•Knapp Research•Open University and Strathclyde University Training Initiative

Next Steps

• Review of progress against the 2 year goals• Identification of the “gaps” – where present

workstreams may not fully deliver the Goals• Results of major research projects:

• Microsegmentation• Outcomes from Development Fund Projects• Mapping Project• Database and Screening• Diagnosis Capacity