{"id":20,"date":"2024-03-05T13:43:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-04-18T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T08:24:30","slug":"reasonable-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/autism\/reasonable-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasonable adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Autism Act (2009), The Equality Act (2010) and NHS Long Term Plan (2019) state that \u2018reasonable adjustments\u2019 must be made for people with a diagnosis of autism, to allow more positive experiences. This is a legal requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it can be difficult to ask for reasonable adjustments, you might not know what adjustments you need, what adjustments are possible or how to ask for them.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some examples of reasonable adjustments that you may find helpful. These might be helpful in the workplace, college or university, or healthcare settings.<\/p>\n<h2>Different ways to self-disclose<\/h2>\n<p>Things you may feel, with examples of reasonable adjustments you might ask for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ohft-testimonial  ohft-all\"><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-content\">\n<p>I struggle with organisational skills, so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;could I get an extension to a deadline or receive a reminder?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-author\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-testimonial  ohft-all\"><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-content\">\n<p>I can often misunderstand social cues&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;therefore it is helpful if people clarify what they mean.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-author\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-testimonial  ohft-all\"><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-content\">\n<p>My brain interprets things literally&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;so please avoid using idiom or explain these to me.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-author\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-testimonial  ohft-all\"><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-content\">\n<p>I have sensory sensitivities&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;and would find it helpful to use lamps rather than overhead lighting.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-author\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-testimonial  ohft-all\"><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-content\">\n<p>I have difficulties with change&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8230;so please be consistent with timings and warn me if I need to cancel.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ohft-testimonial-author\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Autism Act (2009), The Equality Act (2010) and NHS Long Term Plan (2019) state that \u2018reasonable adjustments\u2019 must be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/284"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/baadis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}