Support we offer
Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. It’s not an illness or disease and can’t be ‘cured’. It’s also a spectrum condition, which means being autistic will affect people in different ways.
If you’re autistic and looking for support in Bexley, visit our care hub for information about services.
Support Bexley’s autistic residents
If you work with the public, you could:
- register for council training and complete the autism awareness course
- find autism training resources through the Department of Health and Social Care
- complete the British Psychological Society’s adult autism awareness course online
As a council, we have specific strategies for supporting our autistic residents. You can download and read these below.
- Bexley Adult Autism Strategy (PDF)*
- Autism Awareness Training Strategy (PDF)*
- Bexley Adult Autism Strategy Equality Impact Assessment (PDF)*
* These files may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format
Autism training matrix
E = Essential D = Desirable
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP - Health care | E | E | |
| Adult psychiatrist - Diagnosis assessment | E | E | E |
| SALT | E | E | |
| LD nurse - Behaviour and support | E | E | |
| Mental health nurse | E | E | |
| District nurse | E | E | |
| OT community | E | E | |
| Physio community | E | E | |
| Dietician | E | E | |
| Receptions in GP surgeries | E | ||
| Receptions in other health services | E | ||
| Other health specialists | E | E | |
| District nurse help desk | E | ||
| Specialist social worker | E | E | |
| Health Care Assistants | E | ||
| Continuing Care Nurse - CCG | E | E | |
| Hospital staff - Urgent care | E | ||
| Hospital staff - A&E | E | ||
| Hospital staff - Receptionists | E | ||
| Hospital staff - Ward staff | E | E | |
| Hospital staff - Doctors | E | E | |
| Allied health - Physio, OT | E | E |
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social worker - Assessment support | E | E | |
| OT - Assessment support | E | E | |
| Social Care Assistant - Assessment support | E | E | |
| Senior social worker - Assessment support | E | E | |
| Service manager | E | E | |
| Class manager - Shared Lives Co-ordinator | E | E | |
| Brokers - Contracts (domiciliary) | E | ||
| Commissioning Officers - Contracts (residential) | E | ||
| Reviewing Officers | E | E | |
| Administrators - ASC support | E | ||
| BIA / DoLS assessor - Safeguarding | E | E | |
| Safeguarding Co-ordinator | E | D | |
| Contact Centre staff | E | ||
| Council - Reception workers | E |
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment Support - Employment Agencies | E | ||
| Day Centre workers | E | D | |
| Care providers (Dom and Res Care) - Care workers | E |
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrators | E | ||
| Tutors | E | ||
| Support staff | E | ||
| Moving & Handling Assessors - OT | E | E | |
| Voluntary Agencies - Volunteers | E | ||
| Voluntary Agencies - Reception staff | E | ||
| Housing Officers | E | E | |
| Manager | E | ||
| Senior manager | E | ||
| Administrators | E | ||
| Public health | E | ||
| Library staff | E |
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefit staff - Benefit Officers | E | E | |
| Benefit Advisors | E | ||
| PIP officers | E | E | |
| Connexion staff | E | E | |
| Specialist recruitment agencies | E | E | |
| CAB | E |
| Profession/job and role | Role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | E | |||
| Appropriate Adult | E | E | ||
| Police officers | E | |||
| Custody sergeant | E | |||
| CPS | E | |||
| Community Safety Officers | E | |||
| Probation staff | E | E | ||
| Prison service | E |
| Profession/job and role | Autism Awareness (Level1) | Intermediate Assessment Knowledge (Level 2) | Specialist (Level 3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail - Shop assistants | E | ||
| Transport - Bus drivers | E | ||
| Transport - Train station staff | E | ||
| Transport - Cab companies | E |