Our reports

This report brings together the experiences of a number of adults with autism interviewed as part of our I Exist campaign. In it, the interviewees share their experiences, good and bad, of having autism.

This report, published for Autism Awareness Week 2004, focuses on the theme 'planning for life'. It pulls together evidence on current outcomes for people with autism, using real life examples to illustrate the particular difficulties in planning for life created by the social and communication impairments associated with autism.

This report is about parents’ experiences of appealing to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal and its outcomes. It examines the experience of 90 families appealing to the Tribunal between 2000 and 2003, and highlights their ongoing battle and the shortfalls of an inadequate system.

This report provides local authorities with helpful guidelines and recommendations which will support them in improving their services for adults with autism.

This report, produced for Autism Awareness Week 2002, provides an insight in to how teachers in the UK experience autism within schools and whether they receive the support they need. The survey focused on seven local educational authorities in England, Scotland and Wales, and tested the attitudes and perceptions of teachers.

This report is intended to explain to the Scottish Executive the original aims and subsequent outcomes of the three-year project that commenced in 2000 to provide basic autism awareness training for Social Work staff under Section 9 of the Scottish Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) in 2003 among our members. It focuses on those areas of everyday life where people with autism and their families often need additional support, and asks whether they receive the support they need.

This report investigates how bullying affects children with autism and their families and sets out what schools, local authorities and the Government should do to stop bullying.

Do children with autism spectrum disorders have a special relationship with Thomas the Tank Engine and, if so, why?

Read the full report for our major, new UK-wide campaign to make sure that the benefit system works for people with autism, both supporting those who cannot work and helping those who want to work into employment.

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) in November 2002 of 448 GPs across the UK about their experience of autism. It reveals that people with autism and their families are still missing out on effective health care.

These reports, published as part of our I Exist campaign, look at the experiences of adults with autism in the UK and examine the changes that are needed to transform their lives.

This report, published for Autism Awareness Week 2001, presents the findings of a survey conducted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) among our members. It investigates the reality of ‘joined up’ provision for adults with autism, and asks whether they receive the vital services they need.

This report, produced for Autism Awareness Week 2000, presents the findings of a survey conducted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) among our members. It investigates the reality of 'social inclusion' for people with autism, and identifies a number of recommendations for the future.

This report outlines the findings of a qualitative study within a number of local authorities to test whether the numbers of calls to national autism charities about education and the rates of appeals to Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals (SENDIST) are reliable indicators of parental satisfaction with autism education provision.

This report, published as part of our 'make school make sense' campaign, reveals what families of children with autism want, and what they actually get, from the education system today.

The neglect of black and minority ethnic families of children with autism by researchers, professionals and service providers is unacceptable. This report calls for urgent redress of this discrimination.

This report highlights the huge lack of services and support for children with autism when it comes to thinking about their future, which can mean their aspirations are left unfulfilled and their potential unrealised.

This report was produced for Autism Awareness Week 1999 and presents the findings of a survey conducted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) among our members. It describes peoples' experiences of diagnosis and highlights points for action around diagnostic issues.

It is clear that there are gaps between the policies recommended in the National service framework (NSF) for children, young people and maternity services by local authorities and their implementation on the ground. The motivation for this research report was to assess these gaps and the reasons for them.

This guide is for professionals who are involved in assessment and care planning for adults with autism.

A good practice guide for NHS and local authorities, which we produced in response to demand following our I Exist campaign.

This report was commissioned by the members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism, to request information from Local Education Authorities (LEAs) on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) provision.

These information packs provide guidance to people with autism in finding a job and to employers interested in employing people with autism.

This report, published as part of our 'think differently - act positively' campaign, is based on the findings of a survey of over 2,000 adults from across the UK carried out in June 2007.

This report looks at the problems faced by people with autism and their families in accessing housing and support services. The authors offer pratical guidance on what is possible and how, and seek to raise expectations about what can realistically be achieved.

This report, published as part of our We Exist campaign, looks at the experiences of adults with autism in Scotland and examines the changes that are needed to transform their lives.

Published to mark Carers Week 2009, this report details the findings of a survey of over 300 carers of people with autism, detailing their experiences and their needs.