Have Your Say: Oxfordshire’s All-Age Autism Strategy (Draft Now Available)
- Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Click on the link to view the latest version of the Oxfordshire All Age Autism Strategy
We’re pleased to share the draft All-Age Autism Strategy for Oxfordshire, and we’re inviting autistic people, families, carers, professionals and community members to read it and tell us what you think.
Following our consultation, we carefully reviewed everything that autistic people, families and professionals shared with us. We’ve made a number of changes to the draft strategy to ensure it better reflects the experiences, priorities and language that people told us matter most.
The strategy has been shaped through collaboration between autistic people, parent carers, education and social care teams, health partners from the BOB ICB, and colleagues from community and voluntary organisations across Oxfordshire. It aims to create a more inclusive county where autistic children, young people and adults feel understood, valued and supported in every part of life.
Your feedback is essential to making sure the final version reflects what really matters.
What the Strategy Covers
The draft strategy sets out:
a shared vision for autism inclusion in Oxfordshire
the challenges autistic people and families experience
seven priority areas for action
a set of “We will…” commitments across health, education, community life and support
the principles guiding this work, including co-production, rights, dignity and inclusion
Each section has been co-produced with autistic people, parent carers, practitioners and community organisations.
How You Can Get Involved
We’d really value your views. You can take part in whichever way feels right for you.
1. Read the draft strategy
👉 Download the PDF here
2. Share your feedback through Mentimeter
Use our online feedback tool to tell us:
what feels right
what needs improving
what might be missing
your top priorities
👉 Take the Mentimeter survey here:
[Insert Mentimeter link]
You don’t have to comment on everything — just the parts that matter to you.
3. Email your feedback (optional)
If you prefer to share your thoughts directly, you can contact us at:
Deadline for Feedback
Please share your feedback by 12th December 2025.
This will allow us to include all responses in the final vesion of the strategy.
How Your Feedback Will Be Used
Your feedback will help us:
strengthen the strategy’s language and content
check the priorities are right
identify gaps or improvements
ensure it reflects lived experience
This feedback will also feed into our engagement event on 4th December.
Registrations for that event are now closed, but all online feedback will still be included in the review process.
Where We Are in the Process
Throughout this work, we have listened to autistic people and those around them, gathering experiences and insights through:
surveys and consultations
themed working groups
community sessions
direct conversations with autistic people, families and practitioners
The current draft is the result of this collaboration and co-production. Many sections have been written directly by experts by experience, alongside parent carers and professionals from across Oxfordshire’s health, education, voluntary and community sectors.
Next Steps
After the feedback deadline:
All feedback will be reviewed and used to update the final draft of the strategy.
The strategy will then move through the formal approvals process, including Cabinet sign-off planned for March 2026.
The official launch of Oxfordshire’s All-Age Autism Strategy is planned for 2nd April 2026, aligning with Autism Awareness Day.
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to read, reflect and share your experiences. Your insight plays a vital role in shaping a strategy that truly reflects what matters most to autistic people and their families in Oxfordshire.
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