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,…

Joint statement from: Ambitious about Autism, Autism Alliance, Autistica and National Autistic Society. Today, the Trump administration has issued a statement linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism. The evidence to suggest paracetamol use in pregnancy increases the likelihood of…

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…

Sincere thanks to Dr Luke Beardon for his thought provoking presentation  on “Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Adults”, in which he goes into concepts of “energy exchange” and “Autistic Courtesy” among many other things. It appears I inadvertently deleted slide 21…

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:

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…

Many thanks to Jacqui for her Presentation on Wednesday at our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting. The topic was Neurodivergent Ageing, with a focus on “Occupational Functioning”.   For those of you unable to attend our July PDSG, the recording is…

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…

Executive summary Background Since the pandemic there has been a significant increase in the number of passengers requesting assistance to enable them to travel by air. According to the most recent Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data, in 2024, 5.5 million…

Participants Needed – Exploring the Experiences of South Asian Autistic Women Who Can Take Part? Women (assigned female at birth and identify as women – also known as cisgender) Identify as South Asian (e.g. Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Nepali,…