Long Covid has left me feeling worthless and invisible – and Labour is making it worse
My name is Sam. I am 52. I am doubly disabled. I am Autistic and I have been disabled with ...
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Meet Saffron: yet another young Autistic woman sectioned against her will because of ARFID
Content warning: Saffron's story around autism, ARFID, and the NHS may be distressing to some readers. It includes commentary on ...
Labour’s Mental Health Act reforms will not go far enough towards dignity or real support
As many of the most mainstream mental health, autism, and learning disability charities praise the new Mental Health Bill - ...
Labour’s Mental Health Act reforms won’t stop the abuse of Autistic people
The following article is a comment piece from Simone Aspis, project manager for Free Our People Now - a project ...
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 Labour Party government, we have seen yet more of the ...
Chris Packham helps launch a groundbreaking feature at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The National Autistic Society is aiming to raise awareness of autism and masking with a show garden at the world ...
The UK’s education system is failing neurodiverse people from start to finish
Autistic and other neurodiverse people's experiences at university can often be marred by the institution and its faculty's lack of ...
Four Met police officers under investigation for strip-searching a child
This article includes a recounting of self-harm and discussion of suicide. The police watchdog is investigating four Met police officers ...
A Labour council is ‘torturing’ a disabled man by threatening to evict him
A Labour-run council is still trying to evict two brothers, one of whom is disabled, from their family home. It ...
Paddy McGuinness calls to change ‘postcode lottery’ of autism family support
Comedian Paddy McGuinness has said the “postcode lottery” of support for autistic families needs to change. Paddy McGuinness The TV ...
Autistic people hate Autism Awareness Week and everything it means for us
This is my first Autism Awareness Week since I discovered I'm autistic. And it's thanks to this initiative and the ...
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 Julian Assange‘s extradition to the US heard testimony from a ...
The Tories’ latest coronavirus move could put disabled people’s lives at risk
The Conservative government has just relaxed the rules around social isolation for some autistic and learning disabled people. But the ...
One little autistic boy’s coronavirus story should help us all
With around 20% of the world's population on coronavirus lockdown, many people might be struggling to cope with the drastic ...
As Manchester confirms a spike in measles cases, Facebook finally agrees to tackle misinformation
Public Health England has confirmed Manchester has a measles outbreak. And it urged parents to follow through with full measles ...
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' policy shift on Sunday 29 July. But in reality, all ...
Facebook has a surprise for autistic users – it thinks we need to be ‘cured’
Autistic people have been shocked to discover that Facebook is promoting a 'charity' called 'Talk About Curing Autism'. The group ...
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