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Live Chat on Transition - 21 March

Mike NAS

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know that The National Autistic Society is holding its first Live Chat sessions. Live sessions will allow you to ask questions to our staff on a range of different topics throughout the year.

For the very first of our Live Chat sessions, which takes place tomorrow, we will be answering your questions on transition – or coping with the change that comes when we move from one stage to another.

If you, or someone you know, is anticipating making the change from school to college, or college to their first job, starting university or moving out of home for the first time, you can field your questions to our Transition Coordinators and they will help you make the steps towards adulthood.

The session is on 21 March at either 12 noon or 7pm. Please post any questions here and our experts will try to answer as many as possible duringg the sessions. A full transcript will be available afterwards to review the chat.

Here's the link for more info: http://www.autism.org.uk/News-and-events/News-from-the-NAS/Live-chat-on-transition.aspx

We hope you'll be able to join us.

Best wishes,
Mike, NAS 

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  • Hi Paull,

    Thanks again. I'm not sure I'd be a very good politician but I'll consider it should things not work out here at the NAS.

    I have spoken with our team about your question and they say the statutory guidance is very clear in that is says: 

    "DH guidance states that the DASS in each local authority should ensure there is a joint commissioner/senior manager who has in his/her portfolio a clear commissioning responsibility for adults with autism. This is the key leadership role locally and local authorities are expected to appoint someone." (page 23)

    And further:

    "Local authorities, NHS bodies and NHS Foundation Trusts should develop local commissioning plans for services for adults with autism, and review them annually." (page 24)

    There are more relevant passages but suffice to say, these duties (appoint a lead, develop a commissioning plan) are two of the clearest in the statutory guidance and are two out of the seven things we have been specifically calling on local authorities to deliver and will continue to do so as part of this year's autism strategy review campaign.

    The process of enforcing these legal duties is not necessarily straightforward but if you can tell us more details about which local authority it is then we can further advise on how to take it forward. It would also be helpful to know more so we can flag it to the Department of Health.

    We're aware the broken web link hasn't been fixed yet but will be shortly.

    Best wishes,
    Mike, NAS 
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  • Hi Paull,

    Thanks again. I'm not sure I'd be a very good politician but I'll consider it should things not work out here at the NAS.

    I have spoken with our team about your question and they say the statutory guidance is very clear in that is says: 

    "DH guidance states that the DASS in each local authority should ensure there is a joint commissioner/senior manager who has in his/her portfolio a clear commissioning responsibility for adults with autism. This is the key leadership role locally and local authorities are expected to appoint someone." (page 23)

    And further:

    "Local authorities, NHS bodies and NHS Foundation Trusts should develop local commissioning plans for services for adults with autism, and review them annually." (page 24)

    There are more relevant passages but suffice to say, these duties (appoint a lead, develop a commissioning plan) are two of the clearest in the statutory guidance and are two out of the seven things we have been specifically calling on local authorities to deliver and will continue to do so as part of this year's autism strategy review campaign.

    The process of enforcing these legal duties is not necessarily straightforward but if you can tell us more details about which local authority it is then we can further advise on how to take it forward. It would also be helpful to know more so we can flag it to the Department of Health.

    We're aware the broken web link hasn't been fixed yet but will be shortly.

    Best wishes,
    Mike, NAS 
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