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Working together to prevent suicide

10 September 2018

Today, for World Suicide Prevention Day, we wanted to tell you about the work we have been doing with autistic people, families, services, researchers and policy-makers to better prevent suicide in...

New Board apprentices

03 August 2018

We are pleased to welcome two apprentices to our Board of Trustees - Rebecca Nguyen and Elvira Doghem-Rashid. They will spend twelve months as Board observers, learning about charity governance and...

Communication, Mental Health, Physical Health, Epilepsy

NHS Plan commits to “happier, healthier, longer lives”

07 January 2019

Today NHS England published its Long Term Plan - stating how £20 billion will be spent on improving NHS services over the next 5-10 years. For the first time, NHS England has made improving...

Our Director of Science makes the Power List!

18 October 2018

Dr James Cusack who leads our science team has been awarded a place in the Shaw Trust Power 100 - a list of Britain's most influential disabled people. The list aims to inspire future generations.

Physical Health

Exploring GP health checks

09 October 2018

We want GPs to join us for a workshop to understand how we can introduce annual health checks for autistic people into general practice.

Mental Health, Physical Health

NHS England prioritises autistic people’s needs

10 August 2018

NHS England has today announced that improving health and care for autistic people and people with a learning disability will be one of its top priorities throughout the next 10 years. This is one of...

We are on the phone to fund a different future for autism

03 August 2018

Last World Autism Awareness Month, we ran a telephone fundraising campaign, speaking to potential regular donors about our work to find treatments that work in helping autistic people that don’t...

Physical Health

Improving healthcare for people with learning difficulties

28 June 2018

Cancer Research UK would like to invite primary carers/parents of autistic people with learning difficulties to a workshop exploring physical healthcare and wellbeing.

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