News – 22nd January 2018 New evidence suggests some people currently living with autism may not be doing so had their grandmother not been exposed to a common drug still being used to treat epilepsy.   Share This Post:

Hazel Watson – Learning Disability Today Blog, 15th January 2018   We should only treat people who are ill   Under the overarching mental health law covering England and Wales, people with a learning disability and/or autism can be detained…

Barclays Autism Asperation Convention Barclays at Radbroke Hall organise an event every year during World Autism Awareness Week to inspire local students on the Autism Spectrum to think about a career in technology. This is still being organised for 2018…

It could not be easier to take part in World Autism Awareness Week (26 March – 2 April 2018) and doing so is invaluable to autistic people and their families. Last year, we saw our biggest World Autism Awareness Week…

Minutes of the Twenty Sixth Post-Diagnostic Support Group 13th December 2017   The meeting was very well attended with 46 delegates & a very lovely “Therapy dog”. Minutes taken by Linda Saint Speakers – Sarah Hendrix & James Holden SUBJECT…

Thank you to those who came along to the post-diagnostic support group. We really appreciate the invaluable feedback about the group received on post-it notes. Ronnie suggested that the questions could be taken away and returned at a later date…

Season’s greetings from everyone at The National Autistic Society, including Chris Packham, who became one of our ambassadors this year. Share This Post:

We just wanted to provide an up date in regards to the research at The university of Salford and their interventions study. The intervention now has a provisional start date for the 29th of January 2018 and participant intake will…

Following yesterdays discussion on BBC Breakfast regarding autism, the BBC uploaded some interesting clips to FaceBook. Click the image below to visit FaceBook and watch the clip. Share This Post: