Trust resources

Coronavirus: Mental health and Resilience skills for autistic adults

Developed by: Autism Diagnostic Service (Wigan)

Summary: ​This pack has been adapted for autistic adults to help you to cope and develop skills to support your mental health and wellbeing during this challenging time.

Looking after your mental health

Developed by: Dr Sarah Tomlinson (Clinical Psychologist) and Katie Morris (Assistant Psychologist)

Summary: A guide to coping during the Coronavirus outbreak for people with learning disabilities and/or autism.

​My 'Staying Well' Toolkit

Developed by: Community Learning Disabilities Team
 

Summary: Different tools in this book for you to put in your 'Staying Well' toolkit include; Distraction Tools, Breathing and Relaxation Tools, Self-soothing Tools, Coping with Thoughts, Special Interests Tools, Physical Activity Tools.

Coronavirus strategies

 Developed by: Dr Sonia Anderson and Dr Louise Hall (Clinical Psychologists)

​Summary: Booklet to provide individuals and their carers ideas for coping strategies.

​Public Health England

​Coronavirus (Covid-19) Looking after your feelings and your body

Easy read

​Summary: Easy read document covering ideas to support you looking after your feelings and body

​AUTISTICA

Tips for managing mental health during Coronavirus

Summary: “We know that the current Coronavirus lockdown can be particularly difficult for autistic people. This page contains a range of tips based on evidence - with input from autistic people in our community and in our team who are putting them into practice. They should help you to keep your mental health and wellbeing in check.”

​Newcastle University Neurodevelopment and Disability Team

Coping with uncertainty in uncertain times

​Summary: This document provides information about understanding the feelings and behaviours associated with uncertainty and gives some tips for managing them.

​MIND

 

Coronavirus and your wellbeing webpage
 

​Summary: The webpage covers; Practical advice for staying at home, Taking care of your mental health and wellbeing, Support for work, benefits and housing and a Checklist for staying at home.

​Psychology Tools

Psychological resources for coronavirus webpage

Summary: Psychology tools have put together this page to collate links to resources which might assist your clinical practice during the current global health crisis.

​Scottish Commission for Learning Disability

Covid-19 guided self-help booklet series webpage

 

Summary: The University of Glasgow, with assistance from colleagues at Lancaster University,  the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick, have published a series of guided self-help booklets developed to support people with mild to moderate learning/intellectual disabilities during the Covid-19 outbreak. 

​Introduction to coronavirus 

Summary: ​Introduction to coronavirus booklet. 
A guide to using an Introduction to Coronavirus Booklet 

​Coping with feeling down

 

Summary: ​Feeling Down booklet. 
guide to using the Feel Down booklet.

​Getting a good night’s sleep 

 

Summary: A Good Night's Sleep booklet. 
guide to using A Good Night's Sleep Booklet

​Being active and staying well 

Summary: 'You can do it!' – Being Active and Keeping Better booklet

guide to using the 'You can do it!' booklet

​Solving problems 

Summary: 'Sort it out' booklet
guide to using the "Sort it out" Booklet

​Coping with anxiety  

 

​Summary: Feeling anxious about coronavirus booklet
guide to using the Feeling Anxious booklet

​OCD UK

OCD and coronavirus summary survival tips

 

Summary: OCD UK have written two articles sharing some practical suggestions to help you cope and survive the ongoing situation

​Cruse Bereavement Care

Coronavirus: dealing with bereavement and grief webpage

​Summary: Cruse have put together a page of resources to share how bereavement and grief may be affected by this pandemic. It covers some of the different situations and emotions bereaved people may have to deal with. They will be adding to and updating this information as the situation develops.

​Learning Disability Professional Senate

Resources to use with people with learning disabilities through the coronavirus restrictions.

Summary: ​The Learning Disabilities Professional Senate has put together this collection of resources from other individuals and organisations. They may be useful to support people with learning disabilities during the coronavirus restrictions.

Resources to support families/carers of people with learning disabilities through the coronavirus restrictions.

Summary: The Learning Disabilities Professional Senate has put together this collection of resources from other individuals and organisations. They may be useful to support families/ carers of people with learning disabilities during the coronavirus restrictions