WORKSHOP C : Making autism everyone's business: integrating autism friendly practice into mental health settings

This workshop will outline why better understanding and knowledge of autism in mental health services are a starting point to creating autism friendly and accessible services, with mental health staff who are confident in making reasonable adjustments for autistic people. We will explore the opportunities and challenges of developing autism friendly practice in mental health settings, through the experience of developing a pathway and specialist service in one large NHS mental health trust. Practical ideas for improving autistic people's experience of mental health services will be described.