Many parents of children on the autism spectrum have difficulties finding the right school. They can also be faced with making the decision about whether a mainstream or special school is best for their child.  The reasons for these difficulties can be:…

We would like to remind people that if they have accessed our services, they are entitled to an Autism alert card available here. Emma Trevett started this petition to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative…

Zoe Thompson started this petition to Chief Executive, NAS Mark Lever and 1 other We the undersigned note the dramatic increase in the use in the UK by professionals such as Social Workers, Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, staff in…

Molecular Autism   2018 9:42     https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0226-4      © The Author(s). 2018 • Received: 22 February 2018   • Accepted: 22 July 2018   • Published: 31 July 2018 Abstract Background Research has shown high rates of suicidality in autism spectrum conditions…

NHS commences gaming disorder treatment: when does enthusiasm become addiction? Norman Murray 31 August 2018 The NHS begins treating its first gaming disorder patients this month. From Fortnite to World of Warcraft, Candy Crush to Grand Theft Auto, the biggest…

Petition update How can you help? J H Devon, United Kingdom 1 Sep 2018 — Many kind people have offered to help Sara Jane Harvey (aka Agony Autie) crowdfund a wheelchair. She is waiting for a power chair from the…

Complaints about health or care provision The health and care complaints process can be different for adults and children and according to where you live. Share This Post:

Assessment of Education, Health and Care needs in England This information looks at how autistic children and young people might receive support for their special educational needs (SEN) at nursery, school and college Most children’s needs can be met by…

Minutes of the Thirty Second Post-Diagnostic Support Group 29th August 2018 Today’s group was attended by 27 people and 1 Autism dog. Unfortunately, despite Dreams best attempts, as soon as Linda put the microphone in her pocket, it would have…

Hi Supporter, Breaking news – a better future for autistic pupils thanks to amazing people like you As you know, the National Autistic Society recently intervened in a court case involving an autistic pupil who was excluded from school. We…

Bristol legend ‘Big Jeff’ is more than a music-loving local celeb – his love of gigs changed his life If a band plays in Bristol and the man they call Big Jeff isn’t down the front, punching the air and…

August 2018   Good news about Blue Badges, exclusions and the NHS in England! After years of campaigning by our staff, volunteers and supporters, we’ve had three pieces of good news in England recently. First, the NHS has announced that…

NHS England have said today that ‘autism and learning disability’ will be one of four clinical priorities in their upcoming ten-year plan to improve health services in England (this is often called the ‘long term plan’).  This is fantastic news…

The Government has today announced that it is planning to make important changes to Blue Badge rules, which will mean that many autistic people in England will qualify. This move follows years of campaigning from the National Autistic Society, our supporters,…

We wanted to share this as it may be a good resource for people needing advocacy. Hello Welcome to our first You Voice focused Spotlight eBulletin. As part of your subscription to our eBulletin, these Spotlight eBulletins are published periodically,…