SPELL framework

The SPELL framework is a person-centred, evidence-based approach for understanding and responding to autism. SPELL provides a flexible structure that helps professionals, families and supporters create supportive environments and approaches tailored to the unique experience of each autistic person. It is designed primarily for those who wish to lead classroom-based training, which is the recommended way to deliver training of this kind successfully.

Aimed at health and social care workers, professionals in the wider education system and employers looking to improve their workplace, this revision is also relevant for a range of further settings and professionals – including those working in mental health services within the community and criminal justice systems.