Disability and Learning Support Service

Named Contact Guidance

The Disability and Learning Support Service has produced guidance for staff acting as named contacts for students for the following conditions:

Autistic Spectrum Conditions

This document contains an overview of ASCs, comprehensive information about the difficulties students with ACDs can experience, and details of the role of the Named Contact.

 Guidance for Named Contacts Supporting Students with ASCs - Updated January 2021 (46.07 KB Word)

Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder

This document contains an overview of Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder, (AD(H)D), information about issues which may affect students with AD(H)D and details of the role of the Named Contact. 

 Guidance for Named Contacts for Students with AD(H)D - February 2021 (45.29 KB Word)

 Guidance for Named Contacts for Students with AD(H)D - February 2021 (376 KB PDF)

There is also guidance for staff acting as named contact for other, more generic, conditions