#NATPmentalhealth
Come and talk to us about the National Autism Trainer Programme
#AEC2025 #AECongress2025

P.3.01.18
#NATPMentalHealth
September 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#AEC2025

✳️Poster, presented by me: Sat 2pm, Main Hall Balcony - Hall 1, P3.01.18

'The National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP). Training NHS mental health professionals in understanding and responding to autism.'

#NATPmentalhealth

Come and say hello!

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September 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The @at-autism.bsky.social team are heading over to Dublin next week for the #AEC2025. Looking forward to sharing findings from our co-developed and co-delivered #NATPmentalhealth programme, and catching up with the latest research.
Delighted that all three submissions to the @autismeurope.bsky.social Congress were accepted including #Synergy with #LaskaridisFundation Greece, Affinity, @scottishautism.bsky.social- and #NATPmentalHealth with #AnnaFreud - looking forward to seeing everyone in Dublin
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dr Catherine Dakin is an Autistic+ADHD psychiatrist in the East of England, working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & as her Trust’s all ages Autism Specialist Consultant. She is a Psychiatry Lead within Autistic Doctors International; an Associate with AT-Autism & a NATP trainer #NATPMentalHealth
June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Continue spreading the word”

Whilst the NHS-commissioned training has now come to a successful conclusion, our hope is that trained delegates will continue to be implemented across the country to improve the lives of autistic people.

#NATPMentalHealth

www.annafreud.org/news/continu...
May 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dr Catherine Dakin @catdakin.bsky.social is an Autism Specialist Consultant Psychiatrist at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, a National Autism Trainer Programme trainer (#NATPMentalHealth), a member of Autistic Doctors International, and AT-Autism Associate.
#AutismArtOfThePossible
May 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"We’ve seen ripples of change”: the impact of the National Autism Trainer Programme #NATPmentalhealth
www.annafreud.org/news/weve-se...
The Impact of the National Autism Trainer Programme
NATP by Anna Freud & AT-Autism, funded by NHS England, has trained 5,000+ professionals, co-producing with 110+ autistic people to improve autism care.
www.annafreud.org
May 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Safety Begins with Listening: Reflections from the National Autism Trainer Programme (#NATPmentalhealth)
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2431401...
Safety Begins with Listening: Reflections from the National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) / Blog | GRRAND
By Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou
www.neurodiversity-research.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Linda is a Director at AT-Autism & has many years experience working with Autistic individuals & their families, including as a content developer & Trainer for #NATPMentalHealth. She also manages a person centred service for her adult son who is Autistic & has significant learning disabilities.
May 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#NATPmentalhealth commission is over. One of the core lessons that has stayed with me — after engaging with thousands of people in community of practice sessions, bespoke 1:1s, and our specialist days — is this:
👉 Safety is not just about managing risk
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2431401...
Safety Begins with Listening: Reflections from the National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) / Blog | GRRAND
By Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou
www.neurodiversity-research.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Olivia, thank you for sharing this - loved listening to you! As always, you communicate so clearly - articulate, precise, engaging. Thank you for the great work you continue to do, co-delivering the National Autism Trainer Programme into heath care settings across England
#NATPMentalHealth
April 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
✨ Humanity, authenticity, and innovation have shaped every step of the journey taken by the National Autism Trainer Programme team over the past 3 years.

#NATPmentalhealth #AutismTraining #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #CoProduction #SystemChange #ExpertsByExperience #NHS #AutismAwareness

🧵 THREAD
April 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Photo below from #Tier4AFC early work
.....1 year later I led an application of a pilot which turned into a 3 years successful contract and a partnership between Anna Freud and At-Autism

#NATPmentalhealth operations closed this Friday and we said adios to wonderful team of colleagues and Ebes.
March 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Last week on #NATPmentalhealth - programme is closing
To reply in brief the Qs I get:

NATP curriculum is offered to NHS staff for FREE by trained clinicians and Ebes in the setting of the trained clinician

NATP is intellectual property of NHS and it will be accessible soon via NHS Platform.
March 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#NATPmentalhealth final action is a *new* open access book all things autism and psychosis, PDA, personality disorders, eating disorders and more....
Real stories with beautiful commentaries and thinking points embedded for professionals. No change is not possible- LEARN-CARE- ENGAGE-BE THE CHANGE
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Exactly this. Co-Produced and co delivered, the #NATPMentalHealth prog, inc. community of practice ends on schedule this month after 3 years of delivery. Commissioned and funded by NHSE all targets were exceeded. Thanks to our brilliant partners, trainers and all colleagues, including at #NHSE
March 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Part of the solution-the National Autism Trainer Programme, a partnership of #AT-Autism & #AnnaFreud. Over 5000 #mentalhealth professionals including #CAMHS trained in #autism. Ends this month. With the end of #NHSE, who knows about the future? #NATPMentalHealth news.sky.com/story/childr...
Autistic teen says he was left feeling 'inhuman' after being rejected by NHS mental health services
Damien, who contemplated suicide due to his experiences, says he believes NHS services think autistic people can't engage effectively with therapy.
news.sky.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I feel desperately sorry for our friends and colleagues at #NHSE who have done such a great job supporting the brilliantly effective National Autism Trainer Programme with #AnnaFreud and @at-autism.bsky.social #NATPMentalHealth
March 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Delighted that all three submissions to the @autismeurope.bsky.social Congress were accepted including #Synergy with #LaskaridisFundation Greece, Affinity, @scottishautism.bsky.social- and #NATPmentalHealth with #AnnaFreud - looking forward to seeing everyone in Dublin
March 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A heartfelt thanks to @jackytowells.bsky.social @drruthmoyse.bsky.social with their amazing organisational skills and hard work along side #AnnaFreud dedicated training officers and project managers contributed massively to the success of #NATPmentalhealth.
It was lovely working with you.
February 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#NATPmentalhealth
Read about ripples of change we are creating
www.annafreud.org/news/weve-se...
And check find out who is trained in your Trust/service to help you upskill your colleagues and be the change you want to see in improving autistic people's outcomes -Actions, no more words.
February 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#NATPmentalhealth trained professionals, made it clear to colleagues this isn’t a tick-box exercise – it's about real meaningful change. It is amazing to see clinicians and #autistic people working together to implement our curriculum. Proud we have supported ppl to self-organise
annafreud.org/natp
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