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Autism

These booklets explains the recommendations in the SIGN clinical guideline.

The clinical guideline is based on what we know from current medical research. It also gives advice based on the opinion of healthcare professionals who are trained on how best to manage your care.

Adults

This booklet is for adults who:

  • may have autism or
  • have already been diagnosed with autism

Parents, carers and families

This booklet is for parents, carers and families of children and young people up to the age of 18 who:

  • have already been diagnosed with autism or
  • may be going through diagnosis.

Young people

This booklet is for young people of high-school age who:

  • may have autism or
  • have already been diagnosed with autism

If you would like to order copies of the booklet, please email sign@sign.ac.uk

We are happy to consider requests for our publications to be made available in other languages or formats. We ask you to complete a form to help us make a decision on whether to proceed. Factors affecting the decision include level of demand, cost to translate, availability of interpretation services, other format(s) available and subject matter of the publication.

PAT 145, January 2017

Contact

his.signpublicandpatientinvolvement@nhs.scot