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Autism Strategy recommendations

20 February 2019

We’ve worked with autistic people, researchers and health professionals to develop a set of recommendations for policy makers who are reviewing the English Autism Strategy. What is the Autism...

Mental Health

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...

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.

Mental Health

Get ready for Molehill Mountain

04 June 2018

Our new app Molehill Mountain aims to help autistic people manage their anxiety. Following successful testing sessions with autistic users this month, the app will launch in early July.

Autistica wins Better Society Award

25 May 2018

We're delighted to have won a Better Society Award for the second year in a row.

Mental Health, Physical Health

Share your experience of anorexia

25 May 2018

Our researchers at University College London and Cardiff University want to learn more about the experience of anorexia nervosa in autistic women. They want to interview autistic people with a...

Mental Health

National research funders prioritise mental health of autistic people

13 May 2018

Following Autistica's campaigning the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is commissioning two new studies to support autistic people with mental health problems.

INSAR Conference 2018: Empowering autistic teenagers to achieve their goals

11 May 2018

We are reporting back on the latest discussions from INSAR - the world's largest autism research conference. Today we heard how researchers at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington are...

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