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Autistic children facing mental health crisis during lockdown

Research 3 February 2021

Read our research on impact of the pandemic on autistic children and young people.

Right from the Start toolkit

Thousands of parents facing ‘nightmare’ waits for diagnosis and support

Research 20 February 2020

Parents are facing a wait of more than 18 months to find out if their child has autism, according to a major new survey conducted by the charity Ambitious about Autism.

8 in 10 children with autism experience anxiety about attending school

Research 19 October 2016

8 in 10 children with autism find going to school so stressful that they experience anxiety and of those, 58% of children find this anxiety so debilitating that they miss days at school.

What is your normal

Four out of five young people with autism experience mental health issues

Research 26 June 2017

A group of our Youth Patrons worked with the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) to find out about the mental health experiences of young autistic people and make recommendations on how best to meet their needs.

Ambitious about Autism

Nearly a third of parents of children with autism have had to give up their job due to school exclusions

Research 9 December 2019

Parents of children with autism are regularly having to miss days from work, reduce their working hours or give up their job entirely, according to new research by Ambitious about Autism.

Right from the Start

Ambitious about Autism aims to get it ‘right from the start’ for children with autism

Projects 20 February 2019

Ambitious about Autism - the national charity for children and young people with autism – has launched a major new project aimed at helping families with young children to navigate the autism diagnosis process.

Ambitious about Autism health panel

Ambitious about Autism launches new project to improve hospital experiences for autistic patients in north London

Projects 10 October 2019

Young people from the charity Ambitious about Autism are to lead a new 12-month project aimed at improving the experience of autistic patients in hospitals across England.

Ambitious Youth Participation Manager awarded prestigious fellowship for autism research

Ambitious Youth Participation Manager awarded prestigious fellowship for autism research

Projects 7 March 2019

Ambitious about Autism’s Youth Participation Manager has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to undertake a research project on post diagnosis support for autistic young people.