Autism on AU-TI

05/06/2025

Welfare reform proposals risk more people dropping out of work after a new report by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

The UK government's welfare reform proposals for disability benefits risks more people dropping out of work, according to a new report published by the

30/05/2025

The United Kingdom's Department for Work and Pensions - DWP has published some more high level detailed data for its Pathways to Work consultation. Autistic people who claim PIP should be fine, the biggest takeaway is the rise in the 16-19 age band which has skyrocketed since 2020 in claiming PIP which is why the government wants to ban under 22-year-olds from claiming. 'Anxiety and depression' is also a significant outlier condition since 2020. Autism has risen too but it appears manageable. Autistic claimants are more likely to score at least four points on a daily living activity and learning disabled claimants score even higher. Claimants with just 'Anxiety and depression' tend to score a maximum of two points. It's clear the UK government is going after people who don't have an official diagnosis to protect the welfare system for the disabled people who do need it.

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18/03/2025

UK government has published its green paper into welfare reform and people with a diagnosis of autism have the lowest median pay and largest pay gap when compared to non-disabled employees. Epilepsy is recorded as being scored very low by having a lower than average take home pay. Employees registered with depression and anxiety score higher than people with diabetes and chest breathing problems.

Source: ONS - Annual Population Survey 17 Oct 2024

21/10/2024

The UK government has commissioned a public consultation and are looking to hear from the public about how autistic people use public transport. The survey will take about 25-40 minutes to complete.

Learn more about our research making public transport more accessible for neurodivergent people

29/08/2024

We are saddened to hear that Steve Silberman, the American author, writer and advocate for autistic people has died.

21/06/2024

Now you can listen and enjoy music just from autistic artists

Autistic Minds is now available to listen and stream on Spotify. The playlist was curated and compiled together by Adrie van der Meer, founder and Chief

20/06/2024

What happens when you and your friend feel like you're growing apart

I met my best friend when we started kindergarten together, because we were brought together by both of our parents who diagnosed us both on the autism

19/06/2024

Tomorrow's Teachings has released a new episode of their controversial episodes about a depicted autistic man.

A brand new episode of the provocative comedy sketch ‘White Kid Shamed For His Small Weiner’ has just premiered on YouTube. Tomorrow’s Teachings debuted

18/06/2024

There are plans to open an autistic hub for adults in the Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪

There are plans to open an autistic hub in Ireland’s oldest city of Waterford. This announcement came after Adam Harris, founder of Ireland's leading

18/06/2024

US budget airline Breeze Airways demonstrated a flight for autistic passengers and their families to prepare them for flying ✈

A ghost flight by United States budget airline Breeze Airways’ demonstrated air travel for families with autistic people to improve the pre-flight and

18/06/2024

Lots of events happening for Autistic Pride this year. Are you planning one for your city?

Autistic Pride Day is celebrated worldwide on June 18th, and this year, there are numerous events happening in towns and cities. Here, we provide a

27/01/2024

A mistrial has been declared against a former LAPD officer who shot an unarmed autistic man

A mistrial has been declared against a former police officer of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), who fatally shot an unarmed man in a confrontation