04 April

World Autism Awareness Day is on Monday 2 April - and there are loads of ways you can show your support.

Robyn Steward, who is on the autism spectrum, tells us what it was like to co-chair our recent Professional Conference.

The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland will be hosting a seminar with Dr Jacqui Ashton Smith, 'The identification and education of girls on the autism spectrum' on Friday 20 April in Belfast.

We are proud to announce a new corporate partnership for 2012 with globally-renowned fine writing brand Sheaffer.

If you have autism and want to vote in the local and national elections on 5 May, the Electoral Commission has produced a guide letting you know what your rights are when voting.

Calling all teachers! The NAS Young Campaigners' Group has produced a set of recommendations written for students to improve the effectiveness of school councils.

Helping young people with autism off benefits and into the workplace will save money in the long term and in these challenging economic times, we can’t afford to let the skills and talents of people with autism go to waste.

We are upgrading our website software which means there will be a temporary suspension of some of our services between 16-20 April.

On 2 April, The National Autistic Society (NAS) launched an online campaigns guide to help implement the Autism Act 2009 in England.

The Scottish Government is seeking volunteers to form a User and Carer Sub-group to represent people on the autism spectrum in the delivery of the Scottish Strategy for Autism.