Labour’s Mental Health Act reforms won’t stop the abuse of Autistic people
The following article is a comment piece from Simone Aspis, ...
Tag: autism
Meet Holly – another young woman who’s had the Mental Health Act weaponised against her
With the Budget being announced this week by the new ...
Chris Packham helps launch a groundbreaking feature at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The National Autistic Society is aiming to raise awareness of ...
The UK’s education system is failing neurodiverse people from start to finish
Autistic and other neurodiverse people's experiences at university can often ...
Four Met police officers under investigation for strip-searching a child
This article includes a recounting of self-harm and discussion of ...
A Labour council is ‘torturing’ a disabled man by threatening to evict him
A Labour-run council is still trying to evict two brothers, ...
Paddy McGuinness calls to change ‘postcode lottery’ of autism family support
Comedian Paddy McGuinness has said the “postcode lottery” of support ...
Autistic people hate Autism Awareness Week and everything it means for us
This is my first Autism Awareness Week since I discovered ...
Assange extradition court hears explosive testimonies that undermine US indictment and provide grounds for dismissal
Week three of the hearings at the Old Bailey for ...
The Tories’ latest coronavirus move could put disabled people’s lives at risk
The Conservative government has just relaxed the rules around social ...
One little autistic boy’s coronavirus story should help us all
With around 20% of the world's population on coronavirus lockdown, ...
As Manchester confirms a spike in measles cases, Facebook finally agrees to tackle misinformation
Public Health England has confirmed Manchester has a measles outbreak. ...
The DWP just sneaked out a massive piece of ‘fake news’ on a Sunday morning
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced a 'major' ...
Facebook has a surprise for autistic users – it thinks we need to be ‘cured’
Autistic people have been shocked to discover that Facebook is ...
It’s Autism Awareness Week. Here’s why we need to call it a feminist issue.
As Autism Awareness Week draws to a close, a mother, ...
The Alan Turings of our time should be celebrated, not prosecuted [OPINION]
On 5 February, the High Court ruled that alleged hacker ...
Homeschooling a disabled child is hard. For us, the alternative was worse. [OPINION]
The BBC has reported that more and more people are ...
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