Adult learning disability and autism services

Within our learning disability and autism services, we provide person-centred services for adults with learning disabilities, as well as those on the autism spectrum.

Our specialist teams are experienced in giving support and respite for people diagnosed with learning disabilities, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and are dedicated to providing bespoke community, respite, and specialist inpatient care, as well as respect and understanding, to all service users across the entire region.

Intensive Support Team (IST) for adults with a learning disability

  • Multi-disciplinary community team working with adults who have a diagnosed learning disability. We work intensively in collaboration with the person's core community learning disability team, social care, family and carers to avoid admission to specialist hospitals due to mental ill-health and/or behaviours that challenge, and support improvements in the persons' quality of life.

  • Base: Windmill Point, Coventry
  • Directorate: Learning disability and autism
  • Age: 18+
  • Referral Criteria: Diagnosed learning disability. Open to core community learning disability health team.
  • Address: Windmill Point,  Windmill Road, Coventry, CV6 7AT
  • Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
  • Telephone number: 024 7632 4380 or 024 7684 3132

Dynamic Support Register (DSR)

What is the Dynamic Support Register (DSR)? 

The Dynamic Support Register (DSR) is a register which identifies children, young people and adults who:

  • have been formally diagnosed as Autistic and/or having a Learning Disability and
  • who are at risk of admission to a specialist Mental Health or Learning Disability Hospital.  

The goal of the register is to ensure the right level of support is identified and provided, to enable the person to live their life in a way that they would like to at home.

The Dynamic Support Register helps to:

  • Identify people at risk of admission to a specialist Mental Health or Learning Disability Hospital and understand these risks.
  • Organise Care Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) for children and Care and Treatment Reviews (CTR) for adults.

What is a C(E)TR / CTR?

  • The CETR/CTR is a person-centred approach to planning support that is needed. The meeting may include the person, parent or key people, health, education, social care, voluntary and the private sector.
  • The CETR and CTR will identify support needed to help prevent a child/adult from being admitted to a specialist Mental Health or Learning disability Hospital.

How do I make a referral onto the Dynamic Support Register?

Referrals can be made online - by an individual requiring support, their carer or by a health or social care professional.

For Solihull referrals:

Birmingham and Solihull DSR: Dynamic Support Register

For Coventry and Warwickshire referrals:

Coventry & Warwickshire DSR: Dynamic Support Register

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