Further information

These affirmation cards can be printed and used as part of a self-confidence-building or mindfulness routine. There are also blank ones, which you can print and write your own affirmations on.

You can download and print this alert card in case you feel in a crisis and don’t know how to communicate it to people to ask for help.


A fact sheet about Alexithymia, what it is, the signs, how to spot symptoms, and how can we help someone with alexithymia.

A short guide on how to support effective communication with autistic individual and recognise when someone is struggling to communicate.

People with autism sometimes hide or control behaviours that may be viewed as inappropriate in situations, as well as counselling how they feel. This document is about how to recognise someone who may be fawning or masking and how to support someone in this situation.

This fact sheet explains why someone might find it difficult to differentiate between fantasy and reality, how to identify and support someone who is having difficulty with this.

This review of the literature summarises the findings of existing academic research into autism and suicidality.

This is a short guide about which terms to use when speaking with and referring to autistic individuals. You’ll also find some phrases to avoid when speaking about autism. Remember to always honour the individual’s preferences.

A fact sheet summarising the available evidence related to autism, gaming disorder and gambling.

This is a template for a Behavioural Diary where you can write down the behaviours of someone experiencing meltdowns and shutdowns. Doing this can help you identify any patterns in the person’s behaviours, so you can work together to implement supportive strategies. .

Cognitive inflexibility refers to difficulties or impairments with shifting focus between different ideas or thoughts. Here you can read in more detail about this subject and some strategies to improve cognitive flexibility.

This resource offers coping strategies for a range of different emotions that you may be experiencing.

You can download and print this crisis card which you can keep handy in case you need emergency support.


This fact sheet will help you understand the concept of double empathy, how it relates with autism and help you be more empathetic to autistic people.


A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about alcohol.

An easy read guide to explain anxiety, and how you can support yourself when you feel anxious.

This easy read guide has been produced with support from @AdamP_SEN_SLT to explain how autistic people may communicate differently to non-autistic people.

This easy read guide has been produced with support from @AdamP_SEN_SLT to explain how autistic people may experience emotions.

This easy read guide has been produced with support from @AdamP_SEN_SLT to explain autistic masking.

This easy read guide has been produced with support from @AdamP_SEN_SLT to explain how autistic people may understand the distinction between fiction and non-fiction.

A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about cannabis.

This easy read guide explains what happiness is, and demonstrates what steps you can take to make time for happiness.

A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about ketamine.

A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about nitrous oxide.

A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about peer pressure.

This easy read guide explains what sadness is and what you can do to manage sadness.

A resource produced in conjunction with Recovery Connections Middlesbrough to provide clear and accessible information about spice.

Energy accounting is a system for managing your energy. It requires you to consider what gives you energy and what drains you of energy so that you can make sure you do not become too tired or worn out.

This document looks at a list of different interventions for mental health support.

This piece highlights some of the points that existing research suggest on the problems with access to mental health services for autistic individuals.

This how-to-guide supports shows you how to get started with gratitude journaling, which is thought to boost mood.

Here you can find the most common questions that people have asked about the Here to Help Project.


This is a short guide to create your own hope box, a resource to help self-soothing when in crisis.


A Hope Box contains a collection of items which aim to promote self-soothing in crisis. This is a short ‘How to Guide’ with materials and steps to create your own Hope box. Enjoy the activity and remember you can always modify to fit your needs.

This is a step by step guide for an exercise to help you visualise your dreams and help you understand how to overcome barriers to realise these dreams.

This research explains how autistic individuals may experience different warning signs of suicidality in comparison to non-autistic individuals.

A Hope Map is designed to help you visualise your dreams and help you understand how to overcome barriers to realise these dreams. Here you can find a guide to create your own hope map.

A step by step guide which shows you how to create your own joy calendar.

This guide provides a list of prompts that you can pick to help you with your journaling. Journaling has proved to be a good activity to do for yourself to express some of your thoughts though writing.


This document provides information on what are meltdowns and shutdowns, common misconceptions, how can you help someone experiencing them, how can you help, and some of the general triggers.

This guide explains what reasonable adjustments are, and provides suggestions for the types of reasonable adjustments you can ask for in the workplace.

This resource provides information explaining what RSD is, how RSD affects mental health, and how to support individuals who experience RSD.

If you have experienced bereavement by suicide, it is normal to also struggle with your own mental health or to feel more emotional than normal. These five tips have been designed to help you support yourself through a challenging time.

This resource provides information explaining situational mutism, and gives strategies to support an individual who experiences situational mutism.

In this resource, created in collaboration with Sleep Action, the best available evidence related to autism and sleep is summarised. Sleep tips which have been backed up by research and experience are also provided.

In this resource, created in collaboration with Sleep Action, the best available evidence related to autism and sleep for teenagers is summarised. Sleep tips which have been backed up by research and experience are also provided.

This resource is designed for the parents and carers of autistic teenagers In this resource, created in collaboration with Sleep Action, the best available evidence related to autism and sleep is summarised. Sleep tips which have been backed up by research and experience are also provided.

In this resource, created in collaboration with Sleep Action, the best available evidence related to autism and sleep is summarised. Sleep tips which have been backed up by research and experience are also provided. This resource has been adapted so it can be understood by the siblings of autistic individuals.

In this resource, created in collaboration with Sleep Action, a list of helpful sleep tips are provided.

This document is a guide for you to understand stimming. Stimming is a shorter way of saying self-regulatory behaviour. It’s important to identify what are common stims, and what to do if you feel unsupported when stimming.


This document is a guide for families to understand stimming. Stimming is a shorter way of saying self-regulatory behaviour. It’s important to know what are common stims, how people stim, and how to provide support when your family members stim.


This document is a guide for professional to understand stimming. Stimming is a shorter way of saying self-regulatory behaviour. It’s important to know what are common stims, how people stim, and how to provide support for stimming.


It has been shown that recognising our own strengths can boost our mental health and increase positivity. This quiz is designed to help you recognise your best qualities.


It is important to carefully consider the language we use around suicide. This guide has been put together to support you to feel confident when speaking about suicide.

This document provides a summary of, and provides links to, Cassidy et al.'s (2024) research paper and supplementary resources. This research is very important as it provides one of the first practical strategies for supporting suicidality in the population group.

It can be incredibly difficult for autistic people to understand their feelings following bereavement, including when bereaved by suicide. This guide provides some Dos and Don’ts, so that you can be confident in the support you are providing.


This resource provides a few different strategies that can help facilitate communication with non-verbal individuals to ensure you are able to meet their needs and wishes.

This document provides the principles we used to create our Magic Space mobile sensory unit. With them you can create sensory environments which support the mental health of autistic individuals.

This is a short piece on the main factors that drive suicidal ideation.

This resource can be printed and used alongside the Joy Calendar guide.