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 at least twice a week. To download any of our resources, please click on the links below.
Planning tools:
- Staying at Home Plan – blank copy
- Staying at Home Plan – guidance copy
- Daily Planner
- Weekly Planner
- Monthly Planner – April 2020
- Monthly Planner – May 2020
- Monthly Planner – June 2020
- Weekly Meal Planner
Self-advocacy tools:
- Social distancing poster – notice for deliveries (PDF)
- Social distancing poster – notice for deliveries (jpeg)
- COVID-19 Autism Alert Card – PDF
- COVID-19 Autism Alert Card – Jpeg side 1
- COVID-19 Autism Alert Card – Jpeg side 2
- Instructions: Download Sides 1 and 2 for use on your smartphone; save in your image gallery and show when needed
- Mental health profile (for general use)
- Self-care planner
- Communication Profile
Information for professionals:
- 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
- Information Processing and Coronavirus: An autistic person’s experience
- Coronavirus: How you can help other people
- 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
- Food banks, food aid and supermarket opening hours
- Online mental health support
- Self-care – tips and links
- Changes to GP services
- Changes to hospital services
- Changes to pharmacy and prescription services
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.
