adults with autism

Pavilion's Pathways to Employment: Making it Work for Autistic People Conference offered practical information, guidance, examples and evidence to help identify and navigate pathways into sustainable employment for autistic people.

Children’s films Big Hero 6, Shaun the Sheep and The Penguins of Madagascar are among February’s Autism Films, service provider Dimensions has confirmed.

The National Autistic Society has launched a new campaign that aims to get autism onto the agenda of political candidates ahead of the general election in May.

A guide produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). [07-Nov-2011]

A report, from the Local Government Ombudsman, on a complaint about Essex Council's to carry out measures to safeguard the welfare of a vulnerable man, who suffered injuries at a care home it funded to look after him. [28-May-2013]

A student with an autism spectrum condition has used his artistic skills to raise thousands of pounds for charities Ambitious about Autism and Norwood.

A new trampolining and gymnastics scheme for adults with autism has been launched by the Wirral Autistic Society to encourage people to get involved in the sports.

In this exclusive talk from the Learning Disability Today 2013 Conference, National Autistic Society director of research Richard Mills explores the concept of autistic thinking and austic intelligence drawing on examples from practice and research, along with some of the implications for support.

Children’s films The Boxtrolls, Planes 2 and Pudsey the Dog: The Movie will be September’s Autism Friendly Films, service provider Dimensions has announced.

 Phoebe Caldwell offers a fresh insight into autism spectrum disorders in The Anger Box.
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This book will be of interest to professionals, as well as appealing to parents with autistic children, those with a general interest in the subject and many individuals on the autism spectrum themselves. 
Shifting attention away from presentation and symptoms alone, Phoebe explores and attempts to understand the sensory issues experienced by those on the spectrum and their neurobiological roots in an effort to find new ways of alleviating the distress that can characterise this condition.