Autism
How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’
How Heart n Soul makes change: ‘It’s about not underestimating the potential of anybody’
Heart n Soul was recently recognised as one of Big Issue’s 2026 Changemakers for amplifying the work of artists with learning disabilities and autism
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
Elizabeth Padilla’s children were throwing up at the school gates because they were so distressed by the experience in the mainstream setting
Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’
Patience star Ella Maisy Purvis: ‘Autistic people aren’t robots. We wear our hearts on our sleeves’
Ella Maisy Purvis, star of C4’s Patience, writes about her first lead role: ‘I’ve learnt how to be an actor on this set… and a person, really’
Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
Meet remarkable artist Autistic Ian, who’s overcoming homelessness one brushstroke at a time
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
