The National Autism Trainer Programme Training NHS mental health professionals in understanding and responding to autism. This is a screenshot of the top of our poster, and also shows the Anna Freud, AT-Autism and NHS logos.
Come and talk to us about the National Autism Trainer Programme
#AEC2025 #AECongress2025
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✳️Poster, presented by me: Sat 2pm, Main Hall Balcony - Hall 1, P3.01.18
'The National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP). Training NHS mental health professionals in understanding and responding to autism.'
#NATPmentalhealth
Come and say hello!
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The @at-autism.bsky.social team are heading over to Dublin next week for the #AEC2025. Looking forward to sharing findings from our co-developed and co-delivered #NATPmentalhealth programme, and catching up with the latest research.
Dr Catherine Dakin is an Autistic+ADHD psychiatrist in the East of England, working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & as her Trust’s all ages Autism Specialist Consultant. She is a Psychiatry Lead within Autistic Doctors International; an Associate with AT-Autism & a NATP trainer #NATPMentalHealth
The official logo of the National Autism Trainer Programme, showing the logos for Anna Freud, AT-Autism and NHS England. NATP was commissioned by NHS England, and delivered by Anna Freud in partnership with AT-Autism.
"Continue spreading the word”
Whilst the NHS-commissioned training has now come to a successful conclusion, our hope is that trained delegates will continue to be implemented across the country to improve the lives of autistic people.
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www.annafreud.org/news/continu...
"We’ve seen ripples of change”: the impact of the National Autism Trainer Programme #NATPmentalhealth
www.annafreud.org/news/weve-se...
Woman with blond hair cut in a bob, wearing a black top and gold necklaces, is smiling at the camera.
Linda is a Director at AT-Autism & has many years experience working with Autistic individuals & their families, including as a content developer & Trainer for #NATPMentalHealth. She also manages a person centred service for her adult son who is Autistic & has significant learning disabilities.
#NATPmentalhealth commission is over. One of the core lessons that has stayed with me — after engaging with thousands of people in community of practice sessions, bespoke 1:1s, and our specialist days — is this:
👉 Safety is not just about managing risk
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2431401...
Olivia, thank you for sharing this - loved listening to you! As always, you communicate so clearly - articulate, precise, engaging. Thank you for the great work you continue to do, co-delivering the National Autism Trainer Programme into heath care settings across England
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✨ Humanity, authenticity, and innovation have shaped every step of the journey taken by the National Autism Trainer Programme team over the past 3 years.
#NATPmentalhealth #AutismTraining #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #CoProduction #SystemChange #ExpertsByExperience #NHS #AutismAwareness
🧵 THREAD
Photo below from #Tier4AFC early work
.....1 year later I led an application of a pilot which turned into a 3 years successful contract and a partnership between Anna Freud and At-Autism
#NATPmentalhealth operations closed this Friday and we said adios to wonderful team of colleagues and Ebes.
Last week on #NATPmentalhealth - programme is closing
To reply in brief the Qs I get:
NATP curriculum is offered to NHS staff for FREE by trained clinicians and Ebes in the setting of the trained clinician
NATP is intellectual property of NHS and it will be accessible soon via NHS Platform.
#NATPmentalhealth final action is a *new* open access book all things autism and psychosis, PDA, personality disorders, eating disorders and more....
Real stories with beautiful commentaries and thinking points embedded for professionals. No change is not possible- LEARN-CARE- ENGAGE-BE THE CHANGE
Exactly this. Co-Produced and co delivered, the #NATPMentalHealth prog, inc. community of practice ends on schedule this month after 3 years of delivery. Commissioned and funded by NHSE all targets were exceeded. Thanks to our brilliant partners, trainers and all colleagues, including at #NHSE
Part of the solution-the National Autism Trainer Programme, a partnership of #AT-Autism & #AnnaFreud. Over 5000 #mentalhealth professionals including #CAMHS trained in #autism. Ends this month. With the end of #NHSE, who knows about the future? #NATPMentalHealth news.sky.com/story/childr...
I feel desperately sorry for our friends and colleagues at #NHSE who have done such a great job supporting the brilliantly effective National Autism Trainer Programme with #AnnaFreud and @at-autism.bsky.social #NATPMentalHealth
Delighted that all three submissions to the @autismeurope.bsky.social Congress were accepted including #Synergy with #LaskaridisFundation Greece, Affinity, @scottishautism.bsky.social- and #NATPmentalHealth with #AnnaFreud - looking forward to seeing everyone in Dublin
A heartfelt thanks to @jackytowells.bsky.social @drruthmoyse.bsky.social with their amazing organisational skills and hard work along side #AnnaFreud dedicated training officers and project managers contributed massively to the success of #NATPmentalhealth.
It was lovely working with you.
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Read about ripples of change we are creating
www.annafreud.org/news/weve-se...
And check find out who is trained in your Trust/service to help you upskill your colleagues and be the change you want to see in improving autistic people's outcomes -Actions, no more words.
#NATPmentalhealth trained professionals, made it clear to colleagues this isn’t a tick-box exercise – it's about real meaningful change. It is amazing to see clinicians and #autistic people working together to implement our curriculum. Proud we have supported ppl to self-organise
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It is NOT a wrap. Seeds have been down and many start coming up. Our shared experiences and narratives have changed me for ever.
We will all leave this programme with enhanced empathy for the experience of the other. #NATPmentalhealth @thementalelf.bsky.social here is some photos from the day <3
Thanks to the hundreds of ppl who attended our conference. Mental health services can become places where staff and patients thrive, together. Where costs to welfare and wellbeing will be reduced through kinder practices, that truly embed #autistic experiences #NATPmentalhealth annafreud.org/natp
Wellbeing =Welldoing. Look after your staff #NATPmentalhealth
The genuine co-development and co-production involving #autistic and non-autistic team members throughout the #NATPMentalHealth programme, helped to ensure credibility and authenticity.
Dialogue an important yet often absent part of any training #NATPmentalhealth
We were delighted to have you there. And we are grateful for your important contribution with content by and for siblings to support professionals to get it right #NATPmentalhealth
If I’d been told about sensory processing, double empathy & cognitive processing, 19 years ago; our lives would be very different.
knowledge allows autonomy, and advocacy. Instead of yet another horrific statistic of systemic failure.
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