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Only 15% of autistic adults are in full-time paid work. Kathryn Moore, 25, discusses the prejudices people like her face, explains why her autism can actually be helpful to her job, and gives advice to employers on how to be more supportive
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With the launch of the Autism Friendly Award, the National Autistic Society is bringing attention to spaces that accommodate the needs of autistic people
living with too much information
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Guardian readers were so inspired by our heartwarming stories about the kindness of strangers that they sent in their own
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A specially adapted version of the hit West End musical has brought the joy of theatre to autistic people
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A new virtual reality program simulating the experience of an autistic person in a crowded shopping centre is helping the public gain a better understanding of the condition
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Autistic people out in public are too often met with judgmental stares and remarks. These recent news stories demonstrate what a difference it makes if we show a little kindness instead
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When you come across an autistic child or adult having a meltdown, how should you react? Here, four mothers of autistic children share their stories
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Eight-year-old Beatrix Finch: ‘Walking into a room full of people is like trying to look at the sun’
Beatrix Finch lives with Asperger syndrome and isn’t about to start apologising for it. Here, she puts the everyday experience of autism into her own words in this powerful, firsthand account -
Comedians, musicians and painters are exploding the popular notion that autistic people are all misfits or mathematicians. Artist Jon Adams and award-winning stand-up Jay Islaam explain how an apparent obstacle can be turned to advantage
how you can help
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No one deliberately sets out to be nasty to friends, family or colleagues, but are you really as nice as you think you are? Take our quiz and find out … if you dare
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After a successful trial of an autism-friendly performance on Broadway, the producers of the award-winning musical are bringing it to the West End
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A robot programmed to interact with autistic children and a mobile app designed to help teenagers and adults cope with too much information are at the frontier of technologies designed to help autistic people
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The recent World Autism Awareness Week raised the profile of autism. But, as these figures compiled by The National Autistic Society (NAS) demonstrate, awareness is not enough. What autistic people really need is your understanding