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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
Other news
95% of parents prevailing over local authorities at special educational needs tribunals
Special Educational Needs
Saturday 26 October 2019
MPs and Peers back Ambitious about Autism’s call for action to tackle illegal school exclusions
Friday 15 December 2017
Autistic children to access technological support
Thursday 16 July 2020
Our response to the Government’s SEND Review proposals
Special Educational Needs
Tuesday 29 March 2022
St. John’s College in Brighton joins national charity Ambitious about Autism
Special Educational Needs
Friday 01 September 2023