Type of service: Outreach - education

Website: http://www.sunderland.gov.uk

The Autism Outreach Team (AOT) is a multi disciplinary team based at Columbia Grange School, comprising of professionals from education, health and social care. These professionals include specialist support teachers, educational psychologist, speech and language therapists, and paediatricians. The AOT supports pupils attending mainstream provisions with a diagnosis or possible diagnosis of ASD, by the delivery of quality outreach services and training in the field of ASD, so that wherever possible, pupils can successfully attend their local mainstream school. The AOT offers: assessment of pupils needs; involvement in the diagnostic process; advice on strategies; individual pupil targets; Code of Practice Reviews; consultation with parents/carers; consultation with staff in schools; consultation with multi agency professionals; group work; transition work; training for professionals and parents.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child , Parent/carer of a child, Professional

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific