Learning disabilities and Autism
We work with individuals and organisations to make sure that people with learning disabilities and Autistic people who have experienced rape and sexual abuse are able to get the support they need to help them cope and recover.
If you want support for rape, sexual assault or abuse, visit our learning disabilities and Autism support page.
Our work on learning disabilities and Autism includes:
- support for individuals
- training for professionals
- developing accessible support resources
- advisory group for women with learning disabilities and Autistic women.
If you are a professional and would like to discuss training and accessible resources, please contact us at info@sarsas.org.uk
The project is funded by the Three Guinea’s Trust and Taunton Women’s Aid.
Lived experience advisory group for women with learning disabilities and/or Autistic women
Our lived experience advisory group supports and guides our learning disabilities and Autism support and project.
Members of the group are women with learning disabilities and/or Autistic women. We believe that the women who have used our services are uniquely placed to tell us what works well or needs improvement.
The group meets to discuss our work and how we can improve our service for women with learning disabilities and/or Autistic women.
The group meets every 8 weeks. If you are interested in finding out more about the group, please contact info@sarsas.org.uk
**We have chosen to use ‘identity-first’ language when talking about Autistic people. This means that we say ‘Autistic people’ rather than ‘people with autism’. This is based on feedback from our lived experience advisory group, who have told us that this is their preferred language.**
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The latest from our news and blogs
Meet the Team: Specialist Support Work (SSW)
We caught up with Ellie and Flo, two of our Specialist Support Workers, to explore what a typical day looks like for them and why the emotional, practical, and advocacy support their team offers can be so beneficial to those who come to SARSAS.
Meet the Team: Learning Disabilities & Autism (LDA) specialist support
We sat down with Georgie, our Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) Art Therapist, and Molly, one of our LDA Specialist Support Workers, to find out more about what they get up to day-to-day, and why LDA expertise is so important for people that come to SARSAS.
