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Our Head of PR, Ella Griffin has been hard at work reaching out to MP candidates for Nottingham to ask them how they would help autistics if elected. They asked these five questions: We have embedded in this blog post interviews with each MP who responded to our email enquiries. As the election is onContinue reading “Our interviews with Nottingham MP candidates on how they will help autistics”

As the head of PR for autistic Nottingham, part of my role is choosing one (or more) of my fellow staff members to do an interview. This guide is aimed at members of the press who are not autistic, but if you are an autistic person who is going to be interviewed by a mediaContinue reading “How to interview autistics – a guide for the press and anyone else”

The 2024 UK general election takes place on the 4th of July – this was an unexpected announcement, which isn’t something us autistics like, but it is a chance to change the way the country is run. How does it work? The general election is to elect Members of Parliament – or MPs – toContinue reading “How to vote in the 2024 election.”

I am Autistic Nottingham’s Head of PR. I have been doing PR for around one and a half years, with no formal or informal background in it (I personally feel a social media job that lasted less than a year counts.) In that time, I have helped clients do media coverage for two UK GovernmentContinue reading “Imposter syndrome strikes!”

The Buckland Review of Autism Employment is welcome, but we feel employment support workers must be specifically trained in autism, and campaigns to bust negative stereotypes need to be autism led. As autistics need to be a part of the solution to low autism employment. Phil Bilzon, our Head of Training and Development, said that:Continue reading “Buckland Review of Autism Employment – what do we think?”

The spring budget, or just the budget, is when the government updates people on the UK economy, shares what is expected to happen to it in the future, and lays out what changes they will make with laws and schemes that will affect the economy. We will not cover everything in the Budget, just whatContinue reading “A (Hopefully) Simple Explanation of the 2024 Budget”

Prior to the pandemic of 2020, working from home was not particularly rare, but it was an exception to the norm. Let’s see what the numbers say, using some data from GitLab: The 2020 Remote Work Report 2020 – this report doesn’t measure if people are autistic, but with one in 100 people being autistic,Continue reading “Working From Home: A Perfect Accommodation for Autistics?”

Embarking on the journey of an autism assessment can be a significant step, whether for yourself or a loved one. In this blog post, we will break down the diagnostic criteria for autism, explore the pathways to a diagnosis, and shed light on your right to choose a healthcare provider. Our aim is to provideContinue reading “Demystifying Autism Assessment: Understanding Diagnostic Criteria and Navigating the Pathways  “