07 July

Earlier this month, ten lucky cycling enthusiasts got the exclusive chance to cycle a stage of one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world, the Tour de France.

We are running a training course for further and higher education staff in the UK on 'Understanding the Autism Spectrum'.

Our Training and Consultancy team has teamed up with the Institute of Child Education and Psychology Europe , a specialist training provider, to provide two unique online courses on autism and Asperger syndrome.

Research has found that siblings of people with autism show a similar pattern of brain activity to that seen in people with autism when looking at emotional facial expressions.

We are seeking 40 volunteers to participate in trialling a brand new approach to delivering NAS conferences via Second Life.

Our East Anglia service and Isle of Wight branch, which provide vital support for people affected by autism, have been chosen as charity partners by their local Sainsbury’s.

Band The 9ines are donating 15p from every digital download of their debut singles to The National Autistic Society and LAM Action.

Last week we held a hugely successful conference in London on 'Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviour'.

Read our response to today's sentencing of Yvonne Freaney, after she admitted the manslaughter of her 11-year-old son, Glen, who had severe autism.

Prestwich lad Adam Charlesworth, who has severe autism, has received a cheque for £2,500 after winning the jackpot in our Spring Raffle.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Carol Homden as our new Chair of Trustees.

On 21 July, five leading autism experts, nine autism charities and twelve MPs wrote to Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for Health, to ask him to improve health and social care for people with autism.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is looking for volunteers to take part in two projects to help improve support for children and young people with autism.

On Sunday, BBC Radio 4 aired a programme called ‘Letting Go of James’, which followed the family of James, a boy with autism. The programme focused on the decision to enrol James in a specialist residential school, and the impact this had on James and the family.

Steve Frew, the Commonwealth gold medal-winning gymnast, has named his trip to our Daldorch House School in Scotland as his "most inspiring visit" in an article in SecEd Magazine.

We welcome the publication of the long-awaited report by the Dilnot Commission on how to fund adult social care in the future.

An independent review has been launched to look at how the mobility needs of people living in residential care are met and funded and is seeking the views of anyone with an interest in the issue.

In response to BBC One’s Panorama investigation into the horrendous abuse of vulnerable adults in care at Winterbourne View, our petition, signed by nearly 10,000 people, has now been presented to Westminster.