The All About Me programme : a framework for sharing the autism diagnosis with children and young people

By: Miller, Andrew.
Series: Good Autism Practice 16 (1) 2015: 79-92. 2015Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): Welton, Jude | AUTISM | ADOLESCENTS | DIAGNOSIS | DISCLOSURE | ALL ABOUT ME PROGRAMME | CHILDRENSummary: Andrew Miller is a member of an Autism Advisory Service which supports children in mainstream and special schools. He has developed a programme called All About Me. The programme is designed to explain and share the diagnosis with the child, with their parents present. Andrew has used this programme with over 200 children in the last few years and on the basis of his experience feels that it works well for the majority of children. In this paper, he suggests how to identify which children might benefit from this work, outlines the content of the three sessions and then gives details on the work done with four primary-aged boys. A booklet is produced at the end of the sessions and an example of this is given in the Appendix. This paper will be of interest and value to parents and professionals wanting to share and discuss the diagnosis with children and young people on the autism spectrum.
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Andrew Miller is a member of an Autism Advisory Service which supports children in mainstream and special schools. He has developed a programme called All About Me. The programme is designed to explain and share the diagnosis with the child, with their parents present. Andrew has used this programme with over 200 children in the last few years and on the basis of his experience feels that it works well for the majority of children. In this paper, he suggests how to identify which children might benefit from this work, outlines the content of the three sessions and then gives details on the work done with four primary-aged boys. A booklet is produced at the end of the sessions and an example of this is given in the Appendix. This paper will be of interest and value to parents and professionals wanting to share and discuss the diagnosis with children and young people on the autism spectrum.

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