Information and signposting

At our Hub sessionsOver the phone or by email

On the AIM websitePersonalised resourc es

W E A R E F U N D E D B Y :

How we c an help

We c an provide you with information you want and signpost you to whatever servic es you would like to ac c ess We c an help you by:

- Giving information/ signposting you at one of our Hub sessions

- Giving information and/ or signposting over the phone or by email

- Provid ing a wealth of information on our website- Produc ing personalised resourc es to help you say

what you want to say e.g. autism alert c ards

At our Hub sessionsWe have two weekly hub sessions - a drop-in on Tuesday afternoons and a quiet one for booked appointments only on Friday afternoons.

If you want more info g iven on a one-to-one basis, we c an meet with you at either Hub session.

Areas we c an give information on inc lude diagnosis, benefits, ac c essing servic es and employment.

We have someone in from the Chapeltown Citizens Advic e Bureau to g ive info at every session.

Personalised resourc es

One of the things we do is c reate personalised resourc es. They c an help you say what you want to say and expla in how being autistic affec ts you. These resourc es inc lude

- Autism alert c ards - business-c ard sized c ards whic h expla in how being autistic affec ts you

- GP profiles - passport-sized c ards you c an show to a GP or other medic al professional, whic h expla in how you would like to be treated under their c are

- One-page employment profiles

By phone and emailAs well as g iving information and signposting support at our Hub sessions, we are a lso able to do the same by email or over the phone.

We have a staff team who c an try to g ive you the best possib le information on a topic you would like to know about. You c an either c all or email us or, if you like, we c an c all or email you - whic hever option is preferable.

To get information from us, a ll you need to do is c ontac t us using the details g iven on the bac k page of this leaflet.

On our website

We have a website whic h has an information sec tion. On there, you will find pages with info on a range of areas, inc luding diagnosis, health, money, employment, educ ation and post-d iagnostic support.

On there, you c an also find out about what's going on by reading our quarterly newsletters or keeping up to date with our news sec tion. It has b log posts published regularly about autism-spec ific events in Leeds.

C O N T A C T U S

TEL

Tel: 0113 244 0606 / Web: leedsautismaim.org.ukEmail: leedsautismaim@advonet.org.uk

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Leeds Autism AIM is part of Advonet, an advoc ac y c harity in Leeds. Registered Charity No. 1126132 / Company Limited by Guarantee No. 04229975