ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring. DESIGN Umbrella review of…
You can now apply to join our 2026-2028 Young Ambassador Programme! We are looking for: Young autistic people aged 18-25 Who want to learn more and get involved with running campaigns And are passionate about making society work for autistic…
Sarah Hendrickx asks Could I Really Be Autistic?: Your First Steps to Self-Discovery Wednesday 5th November Venue Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath, York Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 1NG Doors Open: 6.30pm Start Time: 7pm Join Sarah Hendrickx, author of Women and Girls…
Hi everyone, The next Post Diagnostic Support Group will be held on Wednesday 19th November 2025 in the Paddock Room, Chester Race Course, at our usual time of 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm. Speaker: Dr Linda Buchan And the…
More dangerous anti-science from the US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, now linking autism with circumcision. This is not based on any form of rigorous, robust research and could put lives at risk. This incessant focus on pseudo-scientific causes of…
You may remember last year, Hillary Newhall designed an autism friendly garden which was created for the RHS Flower Show in Tatton Park, and won Bronze. The show garden, titled “The Secret Garden: For Us, By Us,” was transferred…
Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland 📢 Parent/Carer Advocacy Hour – Webinar with Jill Mellor As part of Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2025 (6th–12th October), we’re delighted to host a special online session with Jill Mellor on: ✨ How best to advocate for your child…
This is HUGE! In the past two days alone, an enormous 20,000 of you have said Truth. It Matters, in response to yet another unscientific, scare-mongering claim about autism. Please keep speaking up for the truth. Sign the open letter…
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy. Globally, nearly 62 million people (1 in 127) have autism spectrum disorder,…
We have had enough. We are sick and tired of hearing baseless claims instead of focusing on what really matters for autistic people and we know you are too. Trump’s most recent claims about the causes of autism are dangerous,…
I look forward to welcoming you all to Elliot Chapmans inaugural presentation. This will be based on scientific evidence not myths conjecture or …., As well as exploding myths about the causes of Autism we shall ensure everyone goes away…
Read The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census in full. Read the Summary version. For the first time as Children’s Commissioner, I have used my statutory powers to ask all schools, and colleges, a set of questions. A census in response to…
We shall be including the report mentioned which is due in September at our PDSG which is now on 1/10 Please come and join us Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. Share This Post:
Employment support for disabled people Inquiry With the disability employment gap persistently at nearly 30%, the Government has announced it will spend an additional £2.2 billion on employment support over the next four years. The Committee will explore the reasons…
Get involved – #ComeOnBridget! We need the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, to make sure our education system works for all children – including those with dyslexia. If you’ve lived it, watched your child struggle, or tried to…
We have included important information that was shared on social media during July, so you have this all in one place. We have tried to make it plain English. If you are looking at this from a work email address…
They’ve only gone and done it! 🎉 ⚽ The National Autistic Society is sending huge congratulations to the Lionesses for their spectacular win at the UEFA Women’s EURO final! Thank you for bringing it home! We are so proud of…
Submit work to The Spectrum The Spectrum is a magazine written for and by autistic people and we are always looking for new contributors. Whether you have an article, piece of artwork or a poem you would like to be considered…
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