In this section you will find a series of short videos created by the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Royal Derby Hospital explaining more about how Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can affect young people, including:
Each of the videos contains evidenced based and up to date information regarding what we know about ASD and the impact it has on children, their development and their families. It is also based on our knowledge and experience of working in partnership with parents over many years – we hope that you will find this a valuable resource that you can go back to over and over again.
If you haven’t accessed these videos before we would recommend that you watch them in order (although not necessarily in one go and they can be accessed at any time). If you have seen them before you might just want to revisit particular topics.
View the full index of video chapters (opens in new window) >
Further information on ASD and SEN (both locally and nationally) is available from the following websites;
The following set of videos cover the topic of feeding issues for children and young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and includes Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID).
Understanding what factors contribute to these difficulties and strategies for both parents and young people are discussed.
Several of the main resources mentioned in the videos are attached as PDF documents to download below. We hope you find these videos informative and helpful.
View the full index of feeding difficulty videos (opens in new window) >
In this section you will find a list of resources for sleeping difficulties associated with ASD;
Strategies to improve sleep in children with autism (opens in new window) >
Sleep - support for parents from Action for Children (opens in new window) >
Sleep - support for parents from the Sleep Charity (opens in new window) >
View video on OCD & Autism (opens in new window) >
In this section you will find a list of resources that will be useful in understanding and tackling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder;
In this section you will find a series of short videos for young people which focus on Understanding ASD and Emotional Regulation. Please also see below a list of resources relating to the content of the videos.
'Easy read' is usually a combination of short, jargon-free sentences with simple, clear images to help explain content. It is increasingly used to help people who have a learning disability in the UK.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals have a wide variety of content in easy read format (see examples below). There are also national easy read resources > available to download from the NHS England (NHSE) website.