Austism assessment with Dr Caroline Wrigley 'Disappointment can be a all day event'

Send us Fan MailWe are joined on the podcast by Dr Caroline Wrigley who is a GPwSI and personal interest in autism.  During the episode we discuss autism, the importance of recognition, assessment and referral.  We discuss pertinent history, referral and red flags.  Caroline also given some methods to help parents and patients with possible autism follow her own experience and research.As always thank you Scott for your help and support.Please contact us if you wish Caroline Wrigley - [email protected] Richard Tennant - [email protected] guidelines Autism in children https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-children/NICE guidelines Autism in Adults https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-adults/The Explosive Child (book)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Explosive-Child-Sixth-Understanding-Chronically/dp/0063092468/ref=asc_df_0063092468?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80470608947562&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584070152008036&psc=1Autism West MidlandsAutism West Midlands | Supporting the Autistic CommunitySIGN patient information bookletshttps://www.sign.ac.uk/patient-and-public-involvement/patient-publications/autism/Neurotribes by Steve Silberman – Book/AudiobookWhat I want to talk about: How autistic special interests shape a life & Untypical by Pete Wharmby – Book/AudiobookChris Packham’s Inside our autistic minds - BBC documentary Autism in women and girlsAutism, girls and keeping it all inside white paper by the Autistic Girls Networkhttps://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Keeping-it-all-inside.pdfOdd Girl Out: An autistic woman in a neurotypical world by Laura James – Book/AudiobookStrong female character by Fern Brady – Book/AudiobookUnmasked by Ellie Middleton – Book/Audiobook Christine McGuinness: Unmasking my autism – BBC documentary Screening questionnaires for adults age 16+ without intellectual disabilityASQ-10 for autism (score of 6+ meets NICE criteria for referral) - https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10/ ASQ-50 for autism (score of 26+ significant) - https://embrace-autism.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/