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Autism
We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else

We may have learning disabilities – but we still want the same opportunities as everyone else
Those with learning disabilities and autism simply want connection, friendships, inclusion – and the same opportunities as everyone else
Learning disability services have faced 'drastic reduction in funding' despite saving NHS money

Learning disability services have faced 'drastic reduction in funding' despite saving NHS money
'You're not a priority if you don't have money': Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment

'You're not a priority if you don't have money': Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
Government urged to stop using 'personality tests' in its hiring process: 'Big barrier for autistic people'
Government urged to stop using 'personality tests' in its hiring process: 'Big barrier for autistic people'
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
Letters: A landlord exodus? Sounds fabulous
'It's devastating': UK's biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests

'It's devastating': UK's biggest companies locking autistic people out of jobs with personality tests
Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work

Labour warned 'one size doesn't fit all' over plan to 'help' neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn't want to be a 'robotic, asexual drone'
This man wasn't ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot

This man wasn't ready to say goodbye to his dead cat. So he resurrected him as an AI robot
My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough
'It makes a good punchline': Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs

'It makes a good punchline': Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years

'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay

'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay
Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'

Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'
How 'The Reason I Jump' helped one author better understand his autistic son

How 'The Reason I Jump' helped one author better understand his autistic son
School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began

School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began
"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother

"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother
Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism

Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism
The A Word's Peter Bowker: "I hope we've hit some emotional truths"
