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The Autism Act 2009 (c 15) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act makes provision about the needs of adults who have autistic spectrum disorders including autism and Asperger syndrome .
[5] Furthermore, according to the UK Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate of autistic people may reach 85%, the highest rate among all disabled groups studied. It is noted that in many countries autism is not a disability protected by anti-discrimination employment laws, and this is due to many corporations lobbying against it. [6]
www.autism.org.uk The National Autistic Society is a charity for autistic people and their families in the United Kingdom. Since 1962, the National Autistic Society has been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) is a group of backbench members of the British Parliament and Peers interested in autism spectrum disorders.The Chair Marie Tidball MP and Officers are elected by the Members of the Group at an annual AGM.
Children are waiting years for autism and cerebral palsy treatments as NHS leaders accuse the government of ignoring warnings of a crisis in community care.. The number of patients waiting for NHS ...
The scientific consensus is that there is no relationship, causal or otherwise, between vaccines and incidence of autism, [17] [18] [16] and vaccine ingredients do not cause autism. [19] Nevertheless, the anti-vaccination movement continues to promote myths, conspiracy theories and misinformation linking the two. [20]
Ambitious about Autism is a UK national charity which aims to improve opportunities for young people on the autism spectrum. Originally established in 1997 as the TreeHouse Trust, the charity was founded by a group of parents – including author Nick Hornby – whose first child had been diagnosed with autism.
The anti-vaccine myths — and the idea, along with them, that autism can be triggered or cured in otherwise neurotypical people — may have been largely debunked. But they have now entered our ...