Calling for autism acceptance
Awareness is an essential part of ensuring autistic people get the support they need, but acceptance can hold greater importance, allowing people to feel like they belong in their communities.
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Interview: navigating neurodiversity
After receiving an ADHD diagnosis at 24-years-old, Ellie Middleton is learning about herself while speaking out about neurodiversity.
Five minutes with… Christine McGuinness
The pandemic has meant constant changes to routine, a situation that can be distressing for autistic children and adults. Mother to three autistic children, Christine McGuinness, opens up to Enable about parenting through a pandemic and the family’s upcoming BBC One documentary.
The need for good care during Good Care Month
Carers provide a lifeline for both the people they look after and unpaid carers. This Good CareMonth we celebrate those continually giving back and call for more people in the profession.
A new casebook reveals people with a learning disability and/or autism are being restrained over 100,000 times in modern-day asylums
Thousands of people with a learning disability and/or autism are in modern-day asylums at risk of increased levels of abuse, despite the UK government making promises to change the system 10-years on from a major hospital abuse scandal.
World Autism Awareness Week: The new normal
This World Autism Awareness Week (29 March – 4 April 2021), we speak to one parent about the importance of routine for her autistic children.
Harvey Price has been announced as a Mencap Ambassador, using his role to tackle stigma and raise awareness of disability
Today, Harvey Price has announced that he will be taking up a new role as Ambassador for the UK’s leading learning disability charity, Mencap.
Decoding sleep problems for children with a learning disability
Anyone can experience sleep issues, but for children with a learning disability it can be more common. Charities reveal their top tips to ensure everyone can have a good relationship with sleep.
Landmark reforms of mental health laws need to transform care for people with a learning disability and/or autism
The Department of Health and Social Care today (13 January) published its response to the Mental Health Act White Paper.
Learning Disability at Work Week 2020: Changing the landscape of the workplace
This week (9 to 15 November) marks Learning Disability at Work Week, calling on employers to think differently about who they hire.
11,000 people call on Chancellor, Rishi Sunak to invest in autistic people’s futures
Over 11,000 people have signed an open letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to use his upcoming Spending Review to protect autistic people.
Reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise as a number of police charges fall again
Figures reveal that reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise across England and Wales, with only one in 62 cases charged by police.
Research shows Sesame Street is changing attitudes about autism
Five years after popular children’s show Sesame Street put its focus on autism, research suggests the show’s materials are helping to change attitudes.
Interns with learning disabilities and autism in North Wales donate to local NHS COVID-19 Response Fund
A group of interns from Engage to Change DFN Project SEARCH have donated funds to support the North Wales NHS COVID-19 Response Fund.
Autism: challenging the new normal
Constant change to routines and government rules have created a challenging environment for autistic people, what adaptations have to be made?