NICE: Guidance on Children and Young People with Autism

NICE

NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, previously known as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) is a UK agency which provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care.

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Clinical Guidance

NICE has produced a range of clinical guidance on the topic of children and young people on the autism spectrum including:

• NICE (2011). Autism diagnosis in children and young people: Recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum. London: NICE. [Please note: This document has been renamed "Autism in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis"] 
• NICE (2013) The management and support of children and young people on the autism spectrum. London: NICE. [Please note: This document has been renamed "Autism in under 19s: support and management"]

Guidance on Specific Topics

The following pages are extracts taken from one or more of the NICE documents listed above.

• Guidance on Core Symptoms
• Guidance on Coexisting Problems
• Guidance on Behaviour that Challenge
• Guidance on Organisation and Delivery of Care
• Guidance on Support for Families
• Guidance on Transition to Adult Services
• Guidance on Sleep

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Related Pages

• NICE Guidance
• Publications

Related Glossaries

• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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Related Publications

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2011) Autism diagnosis in children and young people: Recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum . London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Read Full (New Window)
  
  
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2013) Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Read Full (New Window)
  
  

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Updated

23 Aug 2021