Autism

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
Diane Johnson

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

Proposed changes to disability benefits could exclude autistic people from vital support and deepen barriers to employment, says Diane Johnson, CEO of EnFold

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
Autism

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

The NAO robot is just two feet tall, but this little droid is teaching researchers big things about movement, rhythm and connection

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
Kerry Martin and Emily Burr

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else

Those with learning disabilities and autism simply want connection, friendships, inclusion – and the same opportunities as everyone else

Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money
Learning disabilities

Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money

‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
Autism

‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment

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Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
Employment

Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters

Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous

‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Workplace inclusion

‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Employment

Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

This man wasn’t ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot
Artificial Intelligence

This man wasn’t ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn’t disabled enough

‘It makes a good punchline’: Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Edinburgh Fringe

‘It makes a good punchline’: Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs

Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
Letters

Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
Disabilities

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
ADHD

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
Inclusive work

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

‘Neurodivergent tax’ is a price autistic people like me have to pay
Opinion

‘Neurodivergent tax’ is a price autistic people like me have to pay

Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’
Books

Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’

How ‘The Reason I Jump’ helped one author better understand his autistic son
TV

How ‘The Reason I Jump’ helped one author better understand his autistic son

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My entry into the world of autism
Opinion

My entry into the world of autism

“My ‘normal’ is not like yours” – Life with my autistic brother
News

“My ‘normal’ is not like yours” – Life with my autistic brother

Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism
News

Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism

The A Word’s Peter Bowker: “I hope we’ve hit some emotional truths”
Culture

The A Word’s Peter Bowker: “I hope we’ve hit some emotional truths”