The following resources provide guidance relevant to prescribing psychotropic medication to Autistic adults.
Maudsley Hospital National Autism Service recommendations for good prescribing practice in adults with ASD, derived from the following full article:
Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis, assessment, and health service development
For further education for Psychiatrists, the RCPSYCH have developed this quickbite to look at the role of medication in ASD.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Place for Pharmacological Approaches
Please note. You will require a CPD eLearning subscription to access this training module.
The University of Birmingham have produced easy read medication leaflets for 35 psychotropic medications, as well as audio recordings of medication information for those with reading challenges.
Individuals with Autism and other disabilities may be at disproportionate risk of over-medication, or polypharmacy. In response to this, important resources have been developed by the United Kingdom National Health Service, to provide guidance for individuals, carers and treating practitioners around this topic:
The Royal College of Psychiatrists: Faculty of Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability have developed practice guidelines relating to overuse of medication.
A video introduction to this important campaign for Psychiatrists can be found here