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IN THE NEWS: It is too early to say that this pill can help autistic children

30 January 2020

Many newspapers have covered a story this week that a cheap pill called Bumetanide could be used to help autistic children. The research study which started this story has a number of weaknesses. It...

Mental Health, Physical Health

Report finds autistic people are being failed of basic human rights

01 November 2019

A Government report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights shows major failings in the human rights of autistic people and those with learning disabilities in mental health hospitals.

Impacts of Coronavirus for autistic employees

23 March 2020

This information is for employers. It aims to help you understand the range of challenges that autistic employees and job seekers may be facing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

We are recruiting board apprentices

12 February 2020

We are looking to recruit two apprentices to our board of trustees. They will gain first-hand experience and training. We hope this will increase the number of board-ready autistic people who can...

Communication

Epilepsy

Working with Epilepsy Research UK to tackle epilepsy in autism crisis

24 July 2019

Autistica and Epilepsy Research UK today announce a unique lifesaving collaboration to improve epilepsy treatment for autistic people.

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