by Marti Stelling | May 3, 2024 2:28PM | Campaigns - Autism
Autistic people are being helped into the world of work thanks to a North Yorkshire college’s efforts to provide experience with employers. According to a government report, autistic people are less likely to have easy access to work experience and this can have...
by Marti Stelling | May 2, 2024 3:09PM | Campaigns - Autism
Only three in 10 autistic adults are in work meaning those with the condition face worse prospects than any other group of disabled people, The statistics revealed as part of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment say this compares with half of all disabled people...
by Esmé Kenney | May 2, 2024 2:31PM | Campaigns - Autism TOP STORY
As more people have become aware of what it means to be autistic, waiting times to be assessed have increased dramatically – and campaigners fear a quarter of a million people could be on the list in England by the end of this year. There were 172,022 people in...
by Ruby Watson | May 2, 2024 11:37AM | Campaigns - Autism
A teenage author has sold over 70,000 copies of his book telling of his struggles with autism and bullying – in an effort to raise awareness of the condition and money for charity. Charlie Michael Baker, from Leyland in Lancashire, self-published Autism and Me,...
