We are so pleased to announce some of the virtual sessions for Learning Disability Today London 2020.   As always, we have an expert line up of speakers and broad range of topics.Please see below to find out more about…

A publisher has said it will conduct an “immediate review” into an A Level textbook accused of being “deeply offensive to autistic people”. Pearson’s A Level Psychology Revision Guide says children who have “tantrums” due to routine changes may be…

We hope you’ve been staying safe over the last few months and found some of the information on our website useful. Just in case you haven’t seen yet, the new edition of Your Autism – our quarterly members’ magazine –…

Charities advise Government on tackling declining student mental wellbeing A new charity wide report has found that young people’s mental wellbeing has declined during the Covid-era and has called on the Government to act. Covid-19 uncertainty has presented unique challenges…

Diary of a Young Naturalist, the 16-year-old’s debut, joins 12 other books in contention for prestigious £50,000 nonfiction award Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of a Young Naturalist. Natural talent … Dara McAnulty, author of Diary of a Young Naturalist.…

Sign our letter to Rishi Sunak Everyone’s lives have been upended by coronavirus. But today, we’re releasing our new report, Left Stranded, that shows that the impact of coronavirus has hit the autistic community worse than most. This isn’t fair…

Rural poverty: Without public transport or digital connection, mental healthcare excludes children More support is needed for young people’s mental health in coastal and rural areas, a Centre for Mental Health report shows. Children living in remote rural and coastal…

Insights How to create support plans How to understand and discuss disorders and self-harm How to support children who have experienced emotional / psychological abuse Your ‘anti-glossary’ for talking about mental illness and mental health challenges Premium content Explore mental…

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Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals Varun Warrier, David M. Greenberg, Elizabeth Weir, Clara Buckingham, Paula Smith, Meng-Chuan Lai, Carrie Allison & Simon Baron-Cohen Nature Communications volume 11, Article…

Further insight A testing time for learning disability services Catch up How to change up quality of life for people with learning disabilities and / or autism – read the research findings and watch our exclusive video interviews Explore the…

Government produces official face mask exemption card You can show this to explain you don’t have to wear a mask in a shop or on a bus An official card has been produced by the Government which people can show…

Ruth and Thomas enjoy an outdoor date in Love on the Spectrum. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix Netflix’s latest reality effort follows the lives of people on the autism spectrum in detail, with warmth, insight and joy At first glance, Love…

We are delighted to announce the opening of two additional branches of Axia-ASD Ltd in Sheffield and Liverpool, with practitioners who retain our values and uphold our person-centred philosophy, enabling us to continue to maintain our “Gold Standard” as defined…