Autism Peer Support

The development of new Autism Peer Support Worker roles is an exciting opportunity for health service providers to harness the skills and lived experiences of autistic people, who, as part of the workforce will offer peer support to help other autistic people to maintain their wellbeing. 

It is hoped that many commissioners and service providers who are developing new specialist autism teams will embrace these new roles and embed them within the fabric of future services and these resources will support them with their workforce development journey.  Universities and training providers may also find these resources helpful in planning education and training.

These resources have been fully co-produced and co-authored with the help and support of many autistic people to whom we are grateful and would like to convey our thanks for their invaluable contribution.