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Adultification bias within child protection and safeguarding

This report explores adultification bias within safeguarding, highlighting how some children are perceived as more mature or responsible than they are, which can lead to their vulnerability being overlooked and their rights not being upheld. It particularly examines how racialised bias impacts Black children and emphasises the need for critical reflection, professional curiosity and an intersectional approach to ensure fair and effective safeguarding practice

Adultification, Anger Bias, and adults’ different perceptions of Black and White children

This research article examines how adultification and racial bias influence how adults perceive children, particularly the tendency to misinterpret Black children as older or wrongly attribute anger to them. It highlights how these perceptions can lead to unfair treatment and harsher consequences, reinforcing the importance of awareness and reflection in professional practice to reduce bias and improve decision-making.

Advanced Clinical Practice - Capabilities framework when working with people who have a learning disability and or autism

This framework sets out the capabilities required for advanced clinical practice when working with people who have a learning disability and/or autism, focusing on the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. It covers key domains such as collaborative working, health and wellbeing, safeguarding, leadership, and research, supporting practitioners to manage complex decision-making, reduce health inequalities, and promote inclusion and positive outcomes for individuals.

Analysis of the female and nonbinary experience of navigating the autism diagnostic system

This research explores the lived experiences of female and nonbinary autistic individuals navigating the diagnostic system, highlighting delays in diagnosis, clinician bias, masking behaviours, and misdiagnosis. It provides insight into how gender identity and socialisation shape diagnostic journeys and mental health outcomes, offering valuable learning to improve inclusivity, awareness, and early identification within healthcare and support systems.

Autistica Action Briefing Suicide Prevention

This action briefing summarises key research on suicide risk within the autistic community, highlighting significantly increased rates of suicidal thoughts, attempts and deaths compared to the general population. It explores contributing factors such as social isolation, barriers to accessing services and unmet mental health needs, while calling for improved, tailored prevention strategies and policy action. The document supports professionals in understanding risk and adapting services to better meet the needs of autistic individuals.

Capabilities framework when working with people who have a learning disability and or autism

A professional framework defining the capabilities required for advanced clinical practice when working with people with a learning disability and/or autism, supporting workforce development, education, and high-quality, person-centred care. [capabiliti...-ld-a-2020 | PDF]

Care Act Briefing

Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting Autistic People

A workforce development framework defining the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to effectively support autistic people across services, including tiered capability levels and domains such as personalised support, health, and safeguarding. [core-capab...paper-2019 | PDF]

Framework for Supporting Autistic People

Comprehensive workforce framework outlining the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to support autistic people, including person-centred practice, safeguarding, health, and multi-agency working.

Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework

National framework supporting mental health services to address racial inequalities through anti-racist practice, organisational competencies and improved patient and carer experiences.

Rethinking Anti-Discriminatory and Anti-Oppressive Practice in Social Work

Academic text critically examining anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice, exploring power, inequality and evolving theoretical approaches to promote social justice in social work.