COVID-19 Resources

We have produced a series of tools to help you manage during the Coronavirus pandemic. These include information guides, planners, self-advocacy resources to help you speak up and useful links for things to do while we’re under lockdown.

The list of resources that form our toolkit will be updated regularly. To download any of our resources, please click on the links below. Here is a video explaining how the Toolkit works:

Planning tools:

• Staying at Home Plan – blank copy
• Staying at Home Plan – guidance copy
• Daily Planner
• Weekly Planner
• Weekly Meal Planner
• Recovery Plan – getting back to normal – updated March 2021
  • Recovery Plan – My Main Goals – published September 2020

Self-advocacy tools:

• Social distancing poster – notice for deliveries (PDF)
• Social distancing poster – notice for deliveries (jpeg)
• COVID-19 Autism Alert Card – PDF – updated January 2021
• Face Mask Exemption Card – PDF – updated September 2020
• Face Mask Exemption Card – Jpeg – updated September 2020
• Mental health profile (for general use) – updated March 2021
• AIM’s Mental Health Guide – updated February 2022
• Self-care planner
• Communication Profile – updated March 2021
• My Social Profile – updated March 2021
• Vaccine Reasonable Adjustments resources – updated March 2021

Information for professionals:

• Making information accessible for neurodivergent people – a guide (Word doc)
• Leeds Guide for Professionals and Volunteers on working with autistic people during the COVID-19 crisis (PDF)
• National Guide for Professionals and Volunteers on working with autistic people during the COVID-19 crisis (PDF)

Health resources:

• Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust – Hospital Passport (produced by LTHT)
• Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust – COVID-19 Hospital Summary (produced by LTHT)
  • More info on the passport at https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-services/learning-disability/the-hospital-passport/

Blog posts from the AIM website:

• Online Coronavirus resources for autistic people – updated October 2020
• Information Processing and Coronavirus: An autistic person’s experience
• Online forums for autistic people
• Managing communication online and remotely between autistic and non-autistic people during the COVID-19 lockdown

Information guides:

• Fitness and craft classes – updated September 2020
• Online mental health support – updated September 2020
• Self-care – tips and links – updated September 2020
• Changes to GP services – updated September 2020
• Changes to hospital services – updated September 2020
• Changes to pharmacy and prescription services – updated September 2020
• Food banks, food aid and online grocery shopping – updated September 2020

If you are having any trouble downloading some of our documents, please email us at leedsautismaim@advonet.org.uk and we will send them on to you.