The Sharing and Development of ASD Practice in Wales

Jo Manikiza

ASD National Strategic Coordinator

Chronology

2008 – ASD Strategic Action Plan for Wales

2008 – Hugh Morgan, Implementation Manager WAG

Mid 2008 – ASD Core Grant to LAs

May 2009 – Regional Support Team

April 2011

ASD National Strategic Coordinator

• Coordinate ASD LIN

• Manage ASD e resource

• Support ASD developments at a local, regional and national level

• Link with other key groups, networks and stakeholders

Supporting the Implementation of the ASD SAP

ASD Regional Support Team

• May 2009 – March 2011

• Funded by WAG

• Based in WLGA

• 1 x coordinator

• 3 x regional support officers

Supporting the Implementation of the ASD SAP

• Establish who, and link with ASD leads

• Attend steering / stakeholder groups

• Support the development of local ASD action plans where not already developed

• Support the implementation of the ASDSAP at a local level

Issues Raised

• All authorities at different stages in the process

• Duplication of work between LAs

• Duplication of work being addressed at a national level

• Some issues difficult to resolve locally

• No sharing of work / practice

Issues Raised

• Variety of expertise, varying between areas

• Monitoring progress nationally

• Wider audiences not aware of work

Supporting the Implementation of the ASD SAP

• Newsletters and e bulletins

• Compared all 22 action plans and extracted the main themes

• Used this information to develop tools for the leads – ‘golden action plan’

• Developed ‘checklist’ of actions and completed for each area

Newsletter

Checklist example

action

complete

d actioned

planned

Not

planned

Undertake training for professionals

x

Information gained

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

develop a clearassessment and

diagnostic pathway foradults

develop a clearassessment and

diagnostic pathway forchildren

provide pre and postdiagnostic advice for

children with ASD

early identification &intervention with ASD

actioned / completed planned not planned

Information gained

raising awareness of ASD for the public c x a p p a a c a a c x x a c c c c x c c araising awareness of ASD for the professionals c c c p a a a c a c c c c a c p a c a a a aundertake a training needs analysis c a p p a a a c p x a c c a a c c c a a a acreate a local ASD training plan c a p x a a a a x x p a a a a a a c a a a pimplement ASD training for professionals c a a a a a a c c c p c a a c a a c a a a aimplement ASD training for parents / carers c a a a c a a c c c p c x a c x a c a a a xcreate a local ASD information resource a x a a p x a a c c p c x c c a x c x a a adevelop a clear assessmant and diagnostic pathway for adultsa x p p p p x p x x p a p p x x x x x p p adevelop a clear assessmant and diagnostic pathway for childrena c a p c a x p a c a c c p c c c a c a a aprovide pre and post diagnostic advice for children with ASDa p c a c a a a a a a c c a c x c c c a a aearly identification & intervention with ASD a a a a x x c x a c a c c a c p c c c a a athe roles of local professionals are defined p x x a c a x p c c a x x p c c c c c a a athere is process for information Sharing p a p a c p x x c a c c c a a c c c c a a adevelop access to behavioural advice a x c c c x x a c c a c c c c c c c c a a athere is a process / pathway for complex cases p x x a a x x a c p x x x c x c c c c x x athe role of key worker is developed x x x c x x x a a x x x x a x c c p c a a aprogrammes for parents of children with ASD are available c x a c c x x c c x x c c a x x c c c p p a

Issues Raised

• How can we share practice examples?

• How do we identify / share specialism?

• How to we address common themes that appear to be proving difficult to address locally?

Supporting the Implementation of the ASD SAP

• Development and implementation of Regional Projects

• Compendium of Practice

Regional Projects

• 2010 – 2011: 20 Regionally funded collaborative projects

• Feedback due to be published

• 2011 – 2012: £300K available for regional projects

Compendium

Issues Raised

• How do we communicate with wider professionals?

• How can we share resources from across Wales?

• Can we utilise ‘pocketed’ expertise?• How do we raise awareness on a wider

scale?• How can we support adults with AS /

HFA?

planning for 2011 - 2012

• Maintain and build upon national and regional networks

• Maintain communication

• Link with key national ASD stakeholders

• Link with other relevant networks

• Support and share information with wider professionals

• Utilise pocketed expertise

planning for 2011 - 2012

• Address issues that are proving difficult at a local level

• Continue to support ASD leads

• Raise awareness on a wider scale

2011 - 2012

• ASD National Strategic Coordinator based in WLGA

• ASD e resource

• ASD Learning and improvement network

ASD LIN

ASD LIN Co ordinator

Welsh Assembly Government

Welsh Local Government Association

Other networks in Wales

ASD LIN

ASD Local Lead Officer

Local ASD steering group

Representatives from statutory services

Service user representatives

Parent / carer representatives

Voluntary sector representatives

ASD LIN Links

• WARC

• Employment Ambassador

• WAG

• Voluntary orgs

• Individuals with ASD / parents / carers

• LD LIN

• CAMHS external reference group

e resource

Website Hosted by SSia

E resource for professionals

LIN secure access site

Direct on line advice

Local, regional and national

strategic updates

Directory of local services

Knowledge development and

information resource

e resourcewww.ASDinfoWales.co.uk

ASD Aware Scheme

• Launched within 2 weeks

Mobile App.

• Development of a mobile phone app. for adults with HF ASD underway

• I phone and android platforms

• Sequencing, diary and social skills content

• Developed in conjunction with adults with ASD

• International interest

• Aiming for completion in Autumn 2011