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Welcome to the learning disabilities and autism toolkit

We have created this toolkit to help professionals and organisations that support autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have experienced sexual violence at any point in their lives.

Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about our specialist service for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

We hope you find our toolkit helpful – please share it with anyone who might find it useful.

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If you are seeking help right now and need advice before talking then here are some common questions answered

Self-care

Self-care is about looking after yourself physically, emotionally and mentally. As all of these things can be negatively affected by rape or sexual violence, self-care can be particularly helpful for victim-survivors.

Pregnancy, birth and early motherhood

Pregnancy, birth and early motherhood can be difficult for victim-survivors. Find out about how and where you can get support.

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Support services and resources

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