This seminar booklet was updated in 2017. It accompanies the Understanding autism seminar for families, contains practical advice and information and includes space to add notes during sessions. The booklet can also be used by people who purchased the Autism seminars for families materials that were previously available from the National Autistic Society. Please note that the updated booklet includes changes to the way that we describe autism and therefore the information will differ from the original material. 

The Understanding autism booklet includes sections on:

- the road to diagnosis 
- what is autism? 
- additional diagnoses 
- supporting communication.