Too Much Information campaign
In 2015, autistic people and their families told us that increasing public understanding of autism is the most important thing the National Autistic Society should be doing (alongside improving social care, education and access to diagnosis).
We created the Too Much Information campaign to challenge myths, misconceptions and stereotypes that means that 79% of autistic people feel socially isolated. The campaign ran for three years from 2015-2018 helping the public to better understand autism and the change they can make.
Too Much Information (TMI) is a campaign delivered by The National Autistic Society to increase public understanding of the five core features of autism and to give people an understanding of what actions they can take to help autistic people.
Those five core features are:
- anxiety in social situations
- anxiety with unexpected changes
- sensory overload
- meltdowns
- processing time
Find out more about Too Much Information
Autism Friendly Award
The National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Award champions premises who commit to making sure that autistic visitors receive the same warm welcome as everybody else.
This doesn’t mean investing in expensive alterations or training your staff to be autism experts. Small changes can make a massive difference to autistic visitors and just a little understanding can go a long way.
We have worked with everyone from airports, heritage sites to sports arenas, local hairdressers and high street stores. Every customer facing organisation, whatever their size or business, can benefit from becoming autism-friendly.
Find out more about the Autism Friendly Award here.
