We are delighted that Helen Allison School has achieved the Beacon Award for exceptional work in sharing their knowledge and understanding of autism good practice, to educate, guide and inspire others ...

More women and girls than ever before are discovering that they are autistic. Many had been missed or misdiagnosed due to outdated stereotypes about autism. But that is slowly changing. In the past, ...

Our charity has launched a new award to help organisations create more inclusive, understanding and supportive workplaces for ...

Find out more about this lifelong developmental disability that affects more than one in 100 people.

We are running a live online public speaking and consultancy skills course for autistic adults in November 2024. This is a four-part course for autistic adults in the UK who would like to improve ...

External contact points where urgent help is needed, including the NHS, as well as helplines and listening services provided by a number of organisations. Advice and guidance about autism and the ...

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The National Autistic Society wants to bring joy, independence and the best quality of life to the autistic children and adults we support – we want each person to be themselves, be safe and fulfil ...

How someone feels about their gender is known as gender identity. Some people identify as the sex they were assigned with at birth, others don’t. Some people may be assigned male at birth, but ...

Evidence suggests that autism may be genetic. Scientists have been attempting to identify which genes might be implicated in autism for some years. Autism is likely to have multiple genes responsible ...

SPELL is the National Autistic Society’s framework for understanding and responding to the needs of autistic children and adults. It focuses on five principles that have been identified as vital ...