Cal’s presentation at the NAS Professionals Conference is tomorrow, so we’re sharing a couple of pictures from today along with the details from their brochure. Click on the images to enlarge. Portrayals of autism in the media Summary Calvin view’s…

Minutes of the Forty Second Post-Diagnostic Support Group 26th February 2020 Today’s group was attended by 42 people and one assistance dog. Sarah Hendrickx opened the group and explained that Linda was not there as she was attending the NAS…

Calvin has alerted us to the fact that there are still some extremely prominent groups of Anti Vaxers on social media whom we need to be aware of. As facebook blocks groups who use ‘Anti Vaxers’ in their name or…

Update on the autism strategy We’re getting in touch because we have an update on the new autism strategy, which is the Government’s plan to improve services and support for autistic people and their families. The strategy was due to…

Here is the latest email update for the NHS England Learning Disability and Autism Forum. It tells you about ways you can get involved in our work. We write this update in plain English and we tell you about more…

Health Secretary may face High Court challenge over alleged human rights breaches Matt Hancock receives pre-action letter from Equality and Human Rights Commission after “consistently failing patients with learning disabilities and autism”. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has…

“A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD” A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood is one of those films that you see coming around around this time that are basically made from a bunch of films that are intended to be awards…

Support local families with autistic children Help families understand autism, encourage communication, and analyse and manage behaviour with the EarlyBird Plus programme. EarlyBird Plus is the only autism family support programme which specialises in children aged 4-9 and focuses on…

[Editor’s note: Whilst ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5), their status as mental health conditions is disputed.] Studies have revealed symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…

Simon Usher is organising this fundraiser. My son Austen is 8 and has autism, so do I and so does his brother Tristan who is 9. For the past two years Austen has had two passions Tea and helping people.…

Research by charity Ambitious About Autism found 46% of parents report their child(ren) waited over 1.5 years from referral to receiving an autism diagnosis. In light of this the charity has created a toolkit to support parents in supporting their…