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Autism, Distress & Safeguarding
Person-centred guidance on autistic distress, behaviour as communication, safeguarding and reducing restrictive practice.
Sensory distress and incident reflection checklist
After safety, health and safeguarding action, a fair incident review separates observations from possible explanations. One event alone cannot prove a sensory trigger or a single cause.
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Years before my son's EHCP, we were told no to an assessment
An anonymous parent's account of an earlier refusal to assess, a later final EHC plan, and a free adapted example of the paperwork journey.
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When police restrained my autistic child: the questions still unanswered
An anonymous parent's account of a school police restraint, the questions left after a complaint, and what the latest use of force figures do and do not show.
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Thirteen years of interventions before my autistic son was understood
A mother's lived experience of domestic violence, years of intervention and scrutiny, and finally having her son's autism recognised. What listening earlier might have changed.
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I was a teen mum: how stigma delayed my son's autism diagnosis
I became a mother as a teenager. This is my experience of how assumptions about my age made it harder to have my son's autistic needs understood, and what I hope changes.
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My son's bedwetting at 15 was presumed to be trauma: we needed a fuller answer
My teenage son's bedwetting was assumed to be trauma related. I understood a hormonal factor was involved, yet tablets were declined. A personal account and NHS routes for assessment.
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School Restraint and Seclusion in England: What Must Parents Be Told in 2026?
A practical guide for parents and schools to recording, parent notification and learning after restraint or seclusion under the England guidance effective April 2026.
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CQC PBS Policy vs a Person’s Plan in Supported Living
A worked example of the difference between a provider PBS policy and one person’s support plan, with current CQC registration guidance for England.
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When a School Taxi Journey Became Too Much: Sensory Overload and a Safer Plan
An anonymised SEND taxi journey shows how noise, airflow and an inaccessible way to ask for help can become a safety issue. Questions for a safer individual transport plan.
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The Williamson Method: Behaviour as Communication, Quality of Life and Practical Support
The Williamson Method in practice: behaviour as communication, SEAT, health and sensory needs, autonomy, prevention and reflective incident learning, with real examples from transport and supported living.
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Restrictive Practice Risk Assessment and Reduction Plan: A Practical Guide for Care Providers
A rights-based guide to identifying restrictions, assessing necessity and proportionality, recording lawful decisions, and building a measurable reduction plan in adult social care.
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What Is the SEAT Model? Positive Behaviour Support, Incident Learning and Restraint Reduction
A rights-based guide to SEAT, Positive Behaviour Support, factual incident recording, staged debrief and restraint reduction, with BILD, NICE, RRN and CQC sources.
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Autistic Distressed Behaviour: What to Check Before Responding
When an autistic child or adult shows distressed behaviour, check health, pain, sensory load, communication, demands, trauma, change and the response around them.
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Police Restraint of an Autistic Child at School: Safeguarding Questions
Questions for parents and professionals after police or school restraint of an autistic child: necessity, proportionality, SEND adjustments, records, injury and review.
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