Autism Anglia is a member of the Autism Alliance.

Autism Alliance is working with law firm Rook Irwin Sweeney LLP to empower autistic people and their families to understand and advocate for their rights under the law. Our focus in 2023 is on care and support for autistic adults, covered by the Care Act 2014.

They are collaborating to build a set of resources that help families to secure the right care and support for an autistic adult.

These will start with a set of ‘precedent letters’ on the Care Act 2014 covering a range of potential scenarios that families might face in securing the right care and support for an autistic adult. The precedent letters are templates which need to be personalised by families to reflect their specific situation.

Precedent letters include:

• Requesting a needs assessment for care and support on behalf of an autistic adult
• Concern about use of a panel to make decisions about an autistic adult's care and support plan
• Concern about level of personal budget for an autistic adult's care and support plan
• Concern that an autistic adult's eligible needs are not being met by a care and support plan
• Concern about lack of involvement of an autistic adult and/or their family in the care assessment process
• Concern about a care and support plan that does not reflect family circumstances.

Click the button below to visit the Autism Alliance website and download the precedent letters.

PRECEDENT LETTERS