Autism Knowledge Hub

Library books​

The Library has a wide selection of books on autism. Search the catalogue to see what is available. Any books not in stock we can often borrow from another library, just ask!​

Search the catalogue

Evidence-based resources

• UpToDate ​ [NHS ATHENS OR CREATE PERSONAL LOGIN ON-SITE VIA START MENU]
• NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries: autism in adults  ::  autism in children
• NICE: Enabling positive lives for autistic adults
• ​NICE Guidance: autism
• ​​BMJ Best Practice ​ [NHS ATHENS]
• Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews
• Best Evidence.Info
• ​KnowledgeShare

Organisations

• National Autistic Society
• Ambitious about Autism
• East Cheshire NHS Trust: Open 2 Autism
• Cheshire Autism Practical Support
• Autism support organisations in Cheshire
• Cheshire East Council: Autism support services
• CWP Adult Autism Service
• Space4Autism

Web resources

• Learning Disability and Autism Strategy 2025-2028 (East Cheshire NHS Trust)
  
• ​​Autism (NHS)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (NHS Inform Scotland)
• How to support autistic people: A guide for GP practice staff
• Making meetings accessible for autistic people
• Getting language right around autism
• The NHS Long Term Plan: Learning disabilities and autism
• Autism (Health Education England)

Keep up-to-date

KnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Alerts are emailed out every fortnight. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be created to be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated if your interests change.   It can include non-clinical topics such as leadership, management, coaching, and research, as well as clinical conditions.

Learning Disability Update (NHS England)

Bulletins & Updates

KnowledgeShare

​Social media

• National Autistic Society :: Facebook :: Twitter
• Ambitious about Autism :: Facebook  :: Twitter

Click the link below to access the 'Autism Spectrum Matters' module of the 'Disability Matters' e-learning (NHS England).

​Autism Spectrum Matters e-learning

Video: What is Autism?

Athens

​A lot of resources are only available to subscribers. Athens is the key to unlocking access. Athens accounts are free to set up and use, click the button below to set yours up today!
Login to Athens - you can update your details and link directly to resources.

Register for an Athens account

UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information, practice-changing updates and much more. Create your free personal login (on a trust PC) and collect CME/CPD points each time you use it. Access is also available with your NHS Athens account (but no CME/CPD points). ​
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Access UpToDate

Video: Working with people with autism

Video: Transforming Care Introduction