This team can help adults with learning disabilities and/or autism as well as their carers. They can help arrange assessments, plan support, and more.
Staying healthy is important for everyone. People with autism or a learning disability might need more help
The learning disability register might be helpful. It can give extra health support from a general practitioner (GP). This support includes:
- an Annual Health Check from the age of 14 and older
- a Health Action Plan
- NHS Flu vaccine
- NHS COVID-19 vaccine
You can contact your or your child's GP to ask about being added. Watch the video and click the links above for more information.
Adult learning disability and autism team
Adult Learning Disability and Autism Team
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Newcastle Community Learning Disability Team (NHS)
This team works with adults diagnosed with a learning disability who find it hard to use mainstream services. We work with people who have specific mental health, physical health or behaviours that challenge due to their learning disability.
Parent/Carer health advice
You may find some of these health guides useful if your child has autism or a learning disability:
You may also be interested in this free 'Be Epilepsy Aware' online course.
Skills for people groups and workshops
Skills for people have many groups and workshops. They are great for health, wellbeing and connecting with others. Some of these include:
- social walks
- love life monthly drop in sessions
- social groups that look at different health related topics
- parent/carer workshops
Take a look at their Facebook page if interested. There you can find their groups newsletter and workshop adverts.
