Liverpool launches ambition to be one of first autism-friendly cities Liverpool Autism Champions include Everton FC, Liverpool John Lennon airport, National Museums Liverpool. Autism campaigners in Liverpool are spearheading a national movement to make the UK more autism friendly.  They want Liverpool to become one of the UK's first autism-friendly cities. 

Autistica's report findings, as the charity itself says, are shocking. The report finds that autistic adults with no intellectual disability die an average of 12 years earlier than the typical population, driven in large part by suicide. Those with autism and intellectual disability die 30 years before their non-autistic peers, with epilepsy the leading cause of death.

The McArthur Glen Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet has partnered with North West charity Autism Together, based in Wirral, to host a series of autism-friendly shopping evenings.

We want people with autism to feel welcome when they visit us. That's the message from a group of iconic North West organisations which have signed up to be Autism Champions under a new Department of Health-backed scheme called Connect to Autism. Chester Zoo, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool Museums, the AJ Bell Stadium and others have promised to train their staff in autism awareness and to offer a supportive work environment to staff members with autism.

A new one-day conference exploring autism, assistive technologies and sensory issues, will be held on Thursday 1 October at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Hilary and Ethan Evans 165 days after finding out their son had autism, the Evans family had still received no professional support. This is their story. My son Ethan was diagnosed with autism [...]

Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, made a surprise visit yesterday (28 April) to Wirral Autistic Society's newly opened £1m home for people with severe autism at Raby Hall in Bromborough - and was so popular with residents that they welcomed him into their kitchen to help cook dinner.

The Willows, a state-of-the-art home for people with severe autism has been officially opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside, Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE, on World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2015.