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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. .

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

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 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 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.


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


This guide will help you understand what a meltdown is, common misconceptions and how can you help someone who is having a meltdown.

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 resource provides information about what support is available in each Tees Valley region. The resource is broken down by region and age group.

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.

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

In this resource designed for parents and carers, 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.

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 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.