Lewisham All Age Autism Strategy 2024

Autistic people often report a lower quality of life that the general population, are familiar with discrimination, and experience both physical and mental health inequalities. The Lewisham All-Age Autism Strategy 2023-2028 sets out the key areas of action that will be taken by partners in the borough to improve the lives of our autistic community.

Over the past year, we have been working with partners to implement actions within the action plan to work towards achieving the nine priorities within the strategy.

This consultation allows us to receive feedback on our work so far from a wide range of individuals within our community, with a focus in hearing from our autistic residents and carers.

You engagement in this survey is key for us to understand if the actions to implement the strategy is taking effect and inform future actions and those areas that we need to focus on.

Please do take the time to complete this survey to enable us to reach our goals and improve lives. The survey should take no longer than 10-15 minutes.

Please note, the term ‘autistic’ is used throughout this survey as this is preferred by a large proportion of the autistic community who see their autism as an integral part of their identity. Person-first language (e.g. child with autism) is preferred by some people, however its use is against current guidelines.