National Autistic Taskforce

The National Autistic Taskforce ‘An independent guide to quality care for autistic people’ nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/an-independent…

If you’ve been thinking about applying you still have time - get your application in now!

Remember applications close on 28th February 2026. Get your application in now! (Also still taking donations to the fund)

@1adass @SFAactive To find out more about the Free Our People Now Project and how to get involved, please email Simone at simone.aspis@inclusionlondon.org.uk. @mylifemychoice1 @DHSCgovuk @NAT_taskforce

Our Simone Aspis spoke at the Skills for Care and @1adass conference 'Preparing for change: exploring the Mental Health Act reforms', explaining why we need coproduction of services and to get people with learning difficulties and autistic people out of hospital. @SFAactive

Excited to announce that applications are now open for the NAT Founders Award Started in honour of our founder, Dr Dinah Murray, this fund will offer one off financial grants to autistic people based in the UK To learn more: nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/applications-n…

Come join us at @nat-taskforce.bsky.social

Speaking out for people with Learning Difficulties & Autistic people! 📢 Our Free our People Now Project Manager Simone gave oral evidence on the Mental Health Bill to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, along with @mylifemychoice1 and @NAT_taskforce. @HumanRightsCtte @SFAactive

radiotimes.com/programme/b-pt… TV program on next week (Tuesday 7pm C5) featuring me among others.

@milton_damian Having no one to question it is a tragedy.

"The NHS mental health trust, which cannot be named to protect Kasibba's identity, said at no point had the care it delivered been brought into question and the service was rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission." I just can't with this ****.

It is indeed incredible news! 🎉 Huge congratulations to everyone at @loudounseac , thank you to @Rebecca_Impact @itscarolinecole @LITB_ @JenniAgitator who supported when we rallied and all the dedicated parents and advocates who made this possible! Your work is truly life-changing for disabled children in Loudoun County, VA. Seclusion is banned!!! 🎉🎉🎉

🌍✨ A year in the making. In follow-up to The ICARS Report England: Follow the Money 💰✨ Survivors, parents, educators, unions, lawmakers—it’s time to uncover the cost of the Restraint Industrial Complex in education. January 25, 2025.

We are also now looking at bluer skies, come find us / join us at nat-taskforce

jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI718/res… 2 year NIHR-funded project recruiting now. It aims to develop a usable, accessible, evidence-informed implementation framework for the National Autistic Taskforce’s Independent Guide to Quality Care for Autistic People.

If you didn't manage to catch this year's amazing Salvesen Lecture with Lotta @BorgSkoglund talking about ADHD in girls and women, you can do so now at our YouTube channel youtube.com/watch?v=EPwF9u…

**Dec 11 - save the date** Probably going to be the most impactful conference I've ever been honoured to be part of "Thinking differently about traditional stereotypes surrounding neurodevelopmental conditions & their relevance to psychiatry & beyond" rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confere…

Have you been following our #SupertoopSeptember heroes? Here’s Chrissie who’s hiking the South West Coastal Path and has SMASHED her fund raising target! If you too want to donate for this incredible challenge you can do it here: justgiving.com/page/chrissieh…

This is a balanced and thoughtful explanation of changing publishing guidelines from Sept 2024. I think these are positive changes. 👇🏼

As an ex-Samaritan, I’d like to add that if you’re put off by the idea of talking or find talking difficult, you can still call the Samaritans. Most of the calls I had were silent, but that didn’t mean we didn’t connect. Just being with someone - even in silence - can help.

ICARS release public statement regarding BBC Panorama, Undercover School: Cruelty in the Classroom againstrestraint.com/2024/06/25/ica…