We have created a number of free self-advocacy resources. They can help you to speak for yourself and your rights when trying to access services.

The tools we have include:

  • A meeting planner
  • A phone call planner
  • A note-taking document for important meetings and events
  • A complaints template
  • Factsheets on important areas including housing, debt, benefits and homelessness

To download the resources, please click on the buttons below.

Self-Advocacy tools

How to use our Meeting Planner

We have made a video. It shows you how to use our Meeting Planner document, step-by-step. To watch the video, please click on it.

Translated Self-Advocacy tools

We have translated versions of our Self-Advocacy pack in Arabic, Polish, Tigrinya and Urdu. To see them all on one page, please click on the button below.

Self-Advocacy factsheets

Speak4Yourself Card

This is a free card that can help you to communicate your needs. It is for anyone who finds it hard to say what they need in difficult times. To download a dummy copy and a form, please click on the buttons below.

Leeds Autism Alert Card

Our Leeds Autism AIM team have worked with West Yorkshire Police and other local organisations to produce a free autism alert card. This is for autistic adults (aged 18+) living in the Leeds area.

The card can help to communicate needs when stressed, anxious or otherwise unable to say what they are verbally. To apply for a card, please click on the button below:

The front of Leeds Autism AIM's autism alert card. It has a name, pronouns, and the words 'I am autistic' in the middle. Below that, there are the West Yorkshire Police, Advonet Group and Leeds Autism AIM logos.

Our Leeds Autism AIM team have also made plenty of other self-advocacy tools for autistic adults. They include:

  • A communication profile
  • A social profile
  • Daily and weekly planners
  • A self-care plan
  • A meal planner

To see their tools, please click on the button below.