Autism
Meet Holly, who’s spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: ‘Things do get better’

Meet Holly, who’s spending her first Christmas outside hospital in years: ‘Things do get better’
After years in inpatient mental health care, Holly is spending Christmas with family and friends outside of hospital
I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me

I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 52 – now I want to make the road easier for others like me
Isobel Lepist retrained as an ADHD coach after being diagnosed with ADHD and autism to help neurodivergent adults ‘understand their own minds’
Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work

Inside the chocolate factory spreading sweet treats – and helping autistic people find work
In the Harry Specters factory, the production lines are busy in the run-up to Christmas. It’s also helping autistic people bed into the working world
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD ‘over-diagnosis’
Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’
Influencer Holly Morris: ‘I masked my autism and ADHD all my life – now I’m ready to be me’
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect

This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money

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

‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’

Government urged to stop using ‘personality tests’ in its hiring process: ‘Big barrier for autistic people’
‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

‘It’s devastating’: UK’s biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

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

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

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

‘It makes a good punchline’: Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Letters: I’m autistic and the DWP’s benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

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

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

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
‘Neurodivergent tax’ is a price autistic people like me have to pay

‘Neurodivergent tax’ is a price autistic people like me have to pay
Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’

Libby Scott: ‘My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself’
How ‘The Reason I Jump’ helped one author better understand his autistic son

