
We have been working with young people, parents and health professionals over the last year to develop the ‘My Hospital Guide’ resource. The resource aim to help autistic children and young people or children and young people with learning disabilities have a positive experience when they come to hospital for a treatment, investigation or to see a health professional.
We worked with children and young people, parents and a range of health professionals to develop what was in the resource, who the resource should be for and to make sure it was accessible, engaging and easy to use.
‘My Hospital Guide’ is a freely accessible and downloadable resource for children, young people and their parents to help them prepare for a hospital visit, have a say in what helps them when they come to hospital and share their views of how to make their visit a positive experience.
The resource also includes a separate sheet for health professionals with top tips on how to support autistic children and young people and children and young people with a learning disability when they come to hospital for a treatment, investigation or procedure.
The team
Meet the team who have led this work:

Dr Joann Kiernan
Edge Hill University and
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Professor Lucy Bray
Edge Hill University
Dr Simon Nielson
Edge Hill University
Samantha Miller
Parent advisor,
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Jennie Craske
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Axel Kaehne
Edge Hill University
James Ridley
Edge Hill University
Anna Ostomeir- Brill
Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Kate Oulton
Great Ormond Street Hospital