NATIONAL AUTISM PROJECT

The National Autism Project (NAP) was a new initiative supported by The Shirley Foundation. Its aim was to provide authoritative recommendations on autism research and practice which have demonstrable effectiveness in benefiting autistic people and their communities. The National Autism Project intended to increase substantially the proportion of national resource devoted to research and intervention in the field of ASD... The National Autistic Taskforce was established in January 2018 to give autistic adults a stronger voice in the decisions and directions of our own lives - especially those with highest support needs and, often, least autonomy. We draw on deep knowledge of rights and obligations, already enshrined in law but not reliably respected in practice, to increase autonomy in autistic lives. We seek to ensure autistic voices are included alongside those of families, policy makers and professionals. We seek to draw on the collective knowledge and experience of autistic adults..

Primary location: United Kingdom