Autism
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
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 disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money
A £2.6m fund from The Henry Smith Charity to help people with learning disabilities access independent community advocacy led to £34.5m in savings for public services, research has revealed
‘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
Experts say that getting an autism diagnosis can be ‘life-changing’. But what if you had to wait nearly two decades for that diagnosis?
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’
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
‘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
Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work
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’
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
‘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
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
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
How ‘The Reason I Jump’ helped one author better understand his autistic son
School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began
School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began
Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism
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”
