{"id":417,"date":"2024-02-27T10:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/?page_id=417"},"modified":"2024-09-09T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:48:22","slug":"autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Autism is a lifelong, developmental condition that affects the way a person communicates, interacts and processes information. Some autistic people will have subtle differences in these, others will have more complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people learn to \u2018mask\u2019 or supress some of their behaviour and identity to \u2018blend in\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OzEX9_lJ-1Y?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Different Minds, One Scotland\u2019s video talks about myths about Autism.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Autism Myths: Full film\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OzEX9_lJ-1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swanscotland.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scottish Women Autistic Network (SWAN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/ideas\/videos\/im-autistic-heres-why-i-decided-to-stop-masking\/p0gffmp8?playlist=my-autistic-self\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC shared a film about masking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reframing-autism-s-school.teachable.com\/p\/autism-essentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self study course on Autism by Autism Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qpXwYD9bGyU?si=r2KbUG9bUe7iNZo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Autistic Advocate shared a film about The double empathy problem&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wOe1fliDs0I?si=AUt8qj52tYXm1FiQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Autistamatic shared a film about Monotropism&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thirdspace.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Beyond-Accommodations-Supporting-Autistic-Health-Professionals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Accommodations: Supporting Autistic Health Professionals Practice based guide for employers and employees by National Autism Implementation Team <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autism is a lifelong, developmental condition that affects the way a person communicates, interacts and processes information. 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