The Government has this week unveiled its new Mental Health Bill, which will reform mental health legislation to end the inappropriate detention of autistic people and people with a learning ...

I wanted to take part in this campaign because I think it's really important to see real people who are autistic. There is not enough in the media about it. There are very, very few autistic women on ...

In January, we will launch a completely updated employment advice hub, with content for autistic people and for employers. To support this launch, we are creating multimedia content with autistic ...

The National Autistic Society has welcomed several announcements made in today’s Autumn Budget, including: ...

The National Autistic Society has responded to Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel De Souza’s report revealing the delays and inequalities facing children with neurodevelopmental conditions including ...

To finish off our Black History Month Celebrations, we had George from Primary Workshops deliver an African Dance workshop for all our pupils and staff. We had a great day filled with high energy ...

On Friday, September 27th, 2024, KS4 students at Sybil Elgar School hosted a café to support Macmillan Cancer Support, selling cakes and snacks. The event was a great success, raising £215 for the ...

Our charity has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England. Tim Nicholls, Assistant Director of Policy, Research & Strategy at the ...

The National Autistic Society is encouraging people to be sensory-aware during Bonfire Night celebrations this year by using your SENSES. Many autistic adults and parents of autistic children choose ...

In total 2,020 autistic people and people with learning disabilities are in inpatient mental health hospitals in England 1,385 (69%) of these people are autistic There are 200 under 18s in inpatient ...

Autism charities have today made a joint call for urgent action to end the avoidable and devastating crisis affecting tens of thousands of people waiting for a diagnosis. In a letter to Chancellor ...