Our step-by-step practical guide to co-producing with autistic people
Co-production principles in practice
Our best practice guide aims to help support staff and services feel comfortable doing co-production work.
In this guide, you'll learn how to:
Make truly accessible communication
Inclusive and effective messaging, formats, and avoiding common problems
Find and recruit the right participants
Identify who you want to take part and reach out to them effectively
Conduct co-production activities
Design tasks, make sessions accessible, and help participants help you
Implement what you learn for real change
Take the information you've gathered and put it into practice
About the authors
This guide was authored by autistic consultant and Brain in Hand co-production lead Connor Ward and Brain in Hand communications manager Chris Richards (who has been on the waiting list for an autism assessment for nearly three years at the time of writing) with input from the wider autistic community.
Our work on this important project was funded by a grant awarded to Brain in Hand CEO Dr Louise Morpeth by the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA).
