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My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough
Child holding onto adult's hands
Care experience

My brother died because drug dealers took advantage of his autism. He was told he wasn't disabled enough

Care-experienced youth face lack of support due to undiagnosed disabilities
'It makes a good punchline': Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians playing their neurodiversity for laughs
Comedian Meave Press will perform at the Edinburgh Fringde
Edinburgh Fringe

'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
Theatre

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

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
Disabilities

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

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'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

'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

ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, co-founder of Harry Specters Mona Shah, and employee Bruce Hall create a chocolate bar for the royal visit. Image: Harry Specters
Inclusive work

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay
Copies of the Beano laid out
Pete Wharmby

'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay

Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'
Books

Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'

How 'The Reason I Jump' helped one author better understand his autistic son
TV

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
Sarah Reid

School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began

My entry into the world of autism
Guest Columnist

My entry into the world of autism

"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother
Amy and Ben Maguire
News

"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother

Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism
News

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"
Culture

The A Word's Peter Bowker: "I hope we've hit some emotional truths"