Episode 35 - Supporting autistic people in primary care

In this podcast, you can learn more about what autism is, what it’s like to be autistic and how to make simple, reasonable adjustments. It features a discussion with Dr Anita Pearson, GP and National Speciality Advisor, Autism and two team members with lived experience: Aaron Senior who is autistic and Fazilla Amide, a family carer, who are all employed within the Learning Disability and Autism programme at NHS England and NHS Improvement Dr Pearson, Aaron and Fazilla provide some helpful ideas in terms of how to support autistic people and their families, provide some key facts around autism and some of the considerations around health inequalities and how you can make appointments go even more smoothly. They talk about how making reasonable adjustments for autistic people can be simple to do and can make a real difference to people’s health outcomes.