08 August

If you have a loved one who has autism, it is important to make sure they are financially secure in the future. Our FREE guide to wills and trusts can help you to put the right financial support in place.

In July, we held our first ever conference on the topic of women and girls who have autism. Attended by 140 professionals, it aimed to further discussion and featured top international clinicians and academics.

Last month NAS Broomhayes School in Devon hosted a regional launch event for our Great Expectations campaign to improve the special educational needs (SEN) system for children with autism.

Following our campaigning, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a new list of proposed Quality Standards that includes two on autism - one for children and one for adults.

A new Highland Autism Alert Card was launched on 22 August to help address the unique challenges faced by people with autism who are victims of crime and accidents.

Don't let disabled children pay the price for welfare reform. The National Autistic Society (NAS) is supporting a campaign to make sure that the Government doesn't cut benefits to children with disabilities and their families.

Our response to new research into the likelihood of siblings of children with autism also having the same condition.

Sophie Walker, a journalist from London, will be lacing up her shoes on 9 October and donning the NAS vest for this year's Royal Parks Half Marathon to help raise awareness of autism.

We have updated our popular Autism: a guide for criminal justice professionals, which is endorsed by the Association of Chief Police Officers.

News items from August.