Stop fake news. Now.
There are increasingly loud, misleading and harmful narratives about autism in the media and on social media. These are based on false claims and deny the reality of being an autistic person.
Misinformation can be hugely damaging to how the public understand autism, which can result in discrimination and autistic people being dismissed or denied the support they need.
By donating today, you can help us continue to challenge the fake news and share reliable information about autism that is based on facts, not lies.
More than half (55%) of autistic people avoid going out because they are worried how people will treat them.
A quarter (25%) of autistic people said they usually get a negative reaction when they say they are autistic.
Nine in 10 autistic people (90%) have experienced poor mental health due to attitudes or perceptions of autism.
*These statistics are from a survey we conducted with 8,000 people, with 4,231 autistic people and 4,007 non-autistic people, who were mostly parents or carers of autistic people.