The new Your Autism magazine is out now! The brand new Your Autism magazine is out now, and by becoming a member today, you can get it delivered straight to your door! Angela, mum to two autistic sons, Guy and…

Too many people with Autism and learning disabilities are detained in Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs), some end up being put in seclusion units, this needs to stop. People with Autism & learning disabilities need appropriate support and care and…

Further insight Deaths under NHS care: many trusts are implementing national guidance – others must do more Catch up Flyers with learning disabilities may benefit from Special Olympics Keep supporting progress and greater opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Website…

Insights “Backdoor policies” denying people with mental illnesses access to ESA Government unlikely to meet pledge to end ‘out of area’ mental health treatment next year Catch up Government appoints first ever National Adviser to tackle LGBT health inequalities Learn…

Review of the National Autism Strategy – Department of Health and Social Care – Citizen Space Opened 14 Mar 2019 – Closes 16 May 2019 Overview In April 2014 the government published ‘Think Autism’, a strategy for meeting the needs…

“I’d be astonished if we saw progress”: Sir Stephen Bubb on the future of transforming care Darren Devine 12 March 2019 In the wake of the Winterbourne View scandal, charity boss Sir Stephen Bubb authored one of the key reports…

Minutes of the Thirty Fifth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 13th March 2019 Today’s group was attended with 36 people and one assistance dog The presentation on exercise is on our website in terms of the PowerPoint presentation that Sarah delivered and…

Exercise and Autism – ‘When I run, it is the only time that my brain and my body are at the same speed’. For some autistic people exercise is key to their well-being and can ever be a deep interest.…

We are pleased to announce the publication of an eBook version of “The Nerd Consultant’s Guide to Anime” which is now available to download for only £9.99 Share This Post:

Spectrum Live – Tomorrow Join us on our Facebook page for a special live event, starting tomorrow at 7pm. We’ll be live streaming our specialists, as well as speaking to autistic people and families about what it means to get…

Go 7k for the 700k! Almost everyone has heard of autism now. But many people don’t understand what it can actually be like to be autistic and unhelpful stereotypes are still far too common. The National Autistic Society wants to…

Hello, just an update for Dr Linda Buchan and anyone else interested, we were part of a debate today, sunday 10th march on Fii with Dr Glaser on BBc 5 live, the recording is online. They agreed that if fii…