In the Community Newsletter – July 2019
Schools Out! Hello everyone With the schools about to break up for the summer holidays, we know that routines are going to be changed and, for some people with autism, this [...]
Media information:
Autism Together chief executive to step down
Robin Bush, chief executive of Wirral-based charity Autism Together, is leaving the organisation later this summer. The charity, which employs a thousand staff across Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales, has won a dozen [...]
Autism Together team gearing up for gruelling Three Peaks Challenge
Imagine climbing the three highest mountains in the British Isles one after the other: Mount Snowdon, Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike. That’s 23 miles of walking, including 3,000 metres of climbing. [...]
Gung Ho! 2019
Saturday, 1st June saw over 50 runners take part in Gung-Ho for team Autism Together; based at Chester Racecourse this involved a 5k run with inflatable obstacles to power through; including the start [...]
Statement from Autism Together
BBC Panorama’s Hospital Abuse Scandal, broadcast 22 May
Yesterday our charity posted a statement expressing shock and upset at the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) report into restraint and segregation. Twenty-four hours later, we are in the appalling position of having to comment [...]
Statement from Autism Together –
Care Quality Commission restraint review
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Review of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation for people with a mental health problem, a learning disability or autism was published yesterday as an interim report. As an organisation [...]
Benitez family supports our classical music concert
Montse Benitez, wife of former Liverpool FC manager Rafa, has said she felt compelled to find a way to support Autism Together after seeing the work our charity carries out in [...]
