How to avoid mental health admissions to an inpatient unit for young people with autism and or a learning disability.
Ask yourself these questions:
- how are you?
- how are you feeling?
- how are things at school, college, uni or work?
- how are things at home?
What you can do if things start to change
You can:
- speak to someone
- speak to your school, college or uni
- try to make time for yourself. This can be something simple like reading a chapter of a book over a cup of coffee
What else you can have in place
You could:
- arrange an annual health check. Young people aged 14 and over with a learning disability are identified on the GP Learning Disability Register and should have a health check every year
- make sure you have a care and communication passport for your child or young person
- make sure your child's transition planning is being discussed ahead of time
- work on a special educational needs (SEN) support plan or an education, health and care plan (EHCP) for your child or young person