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The ‘Understanding autism’ course was pitched well for people with little knowledge of AS, giving good advice on what to look out for and how to better understand those with AS, including not to presume the usual stereotyped behaviours.

Cinema for us (all of us) – Wicked Cinema

By Rhiannon Hughes, Director at Wicked Cinema

Project overview We are working with Tir Morfa special school and the film enterprise group they have set up in the school ReACTions to run screenings for the whole school. The school has around 120 pupils, which includes children with moderate and profound learning disabilities. The screenings take place at Rhyl Little theatre, home to … More

Disability Inclusion Toolkit – Enabling Inclusive Youth Work

By Mencap and partners

Developing Inclusive Youth work requires no extra special sets of skills, but in the case of working with children and young people who are deaf this would require learning Sign Language. In fact there’s nothing ‘special’ going on at all. Inclusion is just good practice. it is a ongoing process and not an end in … More

What is Dyslexia?

By Dyslexia UK

Dyslexia is defined as a learning difficulty that affects the literacy skills, such as writing, reading, and spelling. Those who are diagnosed with dyslexia often finds it difficult to see or hear a word and break it down into separate sounds to associate to each sound and letter that make up the word. Though, aside … More

Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage

By Harvard Business Review

Meet John. He’s a wizard at data analytics. His combination of mathematical ability and software development skill is highly unusual. His CV features two master’s degrees, both with honors. An obvious guy for a tech company to scoop up, right?

Importance of autism-friendly cultural spaces

By Ashley Smith-Hammond, Culture Republic

A new report sheds light on the value of accessibility for those with ASD and SPD.

Autism on film: can cinema get it right?

By Leslie Felperin, The Guardian

Variety critic Leslie Felperin responded to her son’s diagnosis by watching every movie about autism she could find

Autism facts and history

By National Autistic Society

Facts and statistics about autism, including how many autistic people are in the UK, how many autistic people have learning disabilities, a breakdown by gender, a history of autism studies, and some common myths and facts about the condition.

Your Local Cinema

By Your Local Cinema

Accessible, subtitled shows enable film fans with hearing loss to ENJOY rather than endure cinema. For a few hours, the disabling barrier is removed. Last year more than a million attended accessible UK shows!

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