The National Autistic Society Scotland Highland Service offers information and advice for parents and carers living in Highland, before, during and after an autism diagnosis. We can help with ideas to support your child, with specific information about autism and with details of local support groups. You might have a specific question or you might just like a chat, we are here to listen and help so do get in touch. In addition, we can provide help to professionals supporting a family with an autistic child. Our Highland information Service has also partnered with the Highland Council to create and maintain a new website for the Pines. The Pines is the Highland Council’s neurodevelopmental service for children, and is an umbrella service, which includes diagnosis and support for families, and teams such as speech and language therapy. The website includes information about autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, ways to best support a child and printable resources such as visual timetables. There is also a wealth of video resources available, linked to the Pines YouTube channel. To find out more, visit the Pines website at: https://www.thepineshighland.com/

The service runs regular virtual training events in partnership with the Highland Council and the charity Thriving Families, these are detailed on the Pines website.

 If you are interested in receiving regular updates and information about upcoming events, please sign up to our Highland Bulletin and other Scotland newsletters here: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/scotland/newsletter-form

Previous Highland Bulletin Editions
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/n/nas-highland-information-officer/previous-editions