Councils 'failing to assess needs of carers of people with autism'

Survey finds four out of five carers have not been through assessment process that councils are obliged to provide Only one in five carers of people with autism have ever received the local authority assessment of their needs to which they are legally entitled, according to a major survey of carers' needs. Of more than 5,500 carers who filled in an online survey for the National Autistic Society ...

Jobs for those with autism

I WANT to encourage our MP to support the National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Undiscovered Workforce campaign to help adults with autism into employment.

Autism cinema event for York school children

A FREE autism friendly cinema event is being held for school children in York tomorrow.

Havering’s first club for young adults with autism to be launched

A charity wants to set up a club for adults with autism to help address the lack of facilities for young people wth disabilities in Havering.

Society daily 21.05.12

Unpaid jobseekers to care for patients at hospitals Sign up to Society daily email briefing Today's top SocietyGuardian stories • Unpaid jobseekers to deliver patient care in three hospitals • Attempts to tackle family breakdown 'held back by coalition tug of war' • Councils 'failing to assess needs of carers of people with autism' • Tanni Grey-Thompson warns that Paralympic legacy is threatened ...