#national autism society

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Hi everyone,

I got an inbox asking to share some tips for financing when you’re autistic. I found a helpful guid from the National Autistic Society:

Budgeting

The first step to managing your money is to work out a budget and stick to it. Budgeting will help you:

* keep track of what you are spending

* help you to avoid going overdrawn on your bank account by spending money that you don't have

* decide whether you can afford to buy something that you would like

* deal with debt by planning repayments that you can manage

* work out how much money you may have to save. 

Bank, building society or post office accounts

Most people now have one of these types of account. The benefits of these are: 

* it will keep your money safe

* you can pay bills more simply by direct debits or standing orders

* internet banking is now widely available. This reduces the need to visit banks and other services that autistic people may find difficult

* benefit payments can only be paid into an account

* you can have a debit card, making it easier to pay for purchases and you can shop online 

* you may be able to earn interest on the money you have

* you can pay bills by direct debit or standing order, which are sometimes rewarded by a reduction in what you pay for services

* you can use your cashpoint card to access money easily from cash machines in the UK and sometimes abroad

* your bank or building society may be able to give you an overdraft or loan.

Debit, credit and store cards

There are a number of different cards that you can use to make a payment. These include:

* cashpoint and debit cards

* credit cards

* store cards.

Borrowing money, making payments and debt

It's easy to think of a loan or overdraft as free money, but it’s actually expensive as you have to pay back the original amount plus interest. Try to only borrow money when you need to and repay it as soon as you can. There are many ways of borrowing money, including:

* borrowing money from family or friends

* having an overdraft

* taking out a personal loan or secured loan

* applying for a credit card.

The full article will be below, as it goes into more detail. I hope this helps many of you.

National Autistic Society

#autism #actually autistic #autism and finance #how to manage financial issues #tips on financing #how to save money #feel free to share/reblog #National Autistic Society

[alwaysahiccupandastrid]

I did this yesterday but I’ve been ill with a bad throat so I went straight to bed after and didn’t post about it…

I DID MY 5K WALK FOR THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY! ♾️

I have only raised £100, which is the bare minimum the NAS accepts, but I’m counting it as a win anyway. As an autistic person, I feel very proud of myself for doing this, regardless of how little I raised, and I’m even more proud of the fact I did it while battling illness and exhaustion this weekend 🙈

I’m not expecting any more donations at this point but I’m including the link anyway, just in case anyone does want to donate and help make the world a better place for autistic people like myself - as little as £5 is amazing!

Happy Autism Acceptance Month, everyone! 🫶🏻♾️

#autism acceptance month #actually autistic #autism #autistic #national autistic society #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #charity #5k walk #personal #signal boost

[queerestqueertoeverqueer]

i came across this article randomly, and !!! "Jodie Whittaker, as narrator in previously announced show Ready, Eddie, Go! (3+), based on books Eddie’s Stories, written by award winning-author, Nikki Saunders. The series sees loveable character Eddie who is autistic taken step-by-step through new experiences and situations such as a trip to the barbers, so when he encounters this in real life, he’s ready to go." AUTISM SHOW NARRATED BY JODIE ??????? 🥺🥺

#this sounds SO FUCKING CUTE HELP #you already know i am gonna be watching this #“(3+)” yes i am indeed 3+ #sky has apparently been working with the national autistic society on kids' shows so like. oh my god #autism #national autistic society #jodie whittaker #ready eddie go #autistic #robin rambles :)

[peridotthesoft]

In October I'm completing the world's highest static abseil to raise money for the National Autistic Society! Please share my JustGiving page and if you are able to, donate! Every little bit helps!

JustGiving Link!!

#autism #actually autistic #disabled #nas #national autistic society #abseil #fundraising #fundraiser #lgbtq #queer #sports

[orcelito]

Oh ykno what bothers me. So like it's great that tumblr has become largely much more accepting of autistic ppl in recent years, but there's still such a massive streak of infantalization going on. Ykno the types of posts, talking about autistic ppl like we're some Cute uwu-sy kinds of people. Posts from ppl who would never even CONSIDER that an autistic person could ever want to have sex (much less actually manage to).

And it pisses me off bc I'm certainly not your soft cutesy autistic person. I'm aggressive and abrasive and I bitch all the time about things that annoy me (for example: this post). I don't fit into the mold of the Ideal Autistic Person, & it makes me wonder how accepting these so called "allies" would be of me lol.

Sure you think it's cute when an autistic person info dumps about their hyperfixation, but do you think it's cute if they're so intensely hyperfixated on something that they forego sleep and have no motivation to clean or shower or Whatever? Bc that's a part of it for some people. That's sometimes a part of it for me!

All this is to say: we're not all cutesy. Autistic people are highly varied just like any demographic of people. & if your "autism acceptance" is just you enjoying the idea of people who are a Little Odd in a "cute" way, then I want you to stay Well away from me.

#speculation nation #my bitching continues. lol. #idk this isnt to say all Cute Autism Stuff is bad #especially if it's made by an autistic person themself #but there r definitely plenty of 'allies' that dont consider that autistic adults are. adults. #some want nothing to do with sex & thats fair and reasonable. some Do want sex and thats also fair and reasonable. #just like any other adult!!! bc autistic adults are adults!!!!!! #this is of course symptomatic of a more widespread societal perception #& is less egregious than things like so-called 'autism moms' #but it just upsets me to see ppl who claim to be allies yet perpetuate the same infantalizing narrative as society as a whole #so. thats what this post is about. pls stop treating us like we're all children. thanks.

[utter-queer-nightmare]

Hi guys! In honour of Autism Awareness Day today, I'd just like to let everyone know about my fundraiser for the National Autistic Society! They do such important work and it means so much to be able to give back. I'll even be doing a skydive on the 6th of June as my main fundraising activity!!

For more info on the incredible work the NAS does: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do

To contribute to my fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/page/ella-clarke-skydive-fundraiser

#autism #fundraising #skydiving #charity #national autistic society

[praublem-child]

YO WTF?!

I feel like I barely passed last semester. I feel like I’m barely functioning. According to their website only 8% of all college students in the entire United States are involved in this. How was I chosen to be one of them???

#college student #college #the national society of leadership and success #nsls #also. #barely related #i also finally got my mha charms that got forgotten in my bundle last month #and i was more excited about them than i was this letter today #😭 #autism moment

[calicojack1718]

April Fools! It's Autism What? Month, Week, Day...

It's April! And, I'm no fool cuz I know that it is Autism Appreciation Month! We start out this year by sorting out the confusing array of combinations of times (day, week, month) and designators (awareness, acceptance, appreciatio

Out of the Autistic Closet: the Psy Celebrates Autism Awareness Month Autism has become a really big deal in recent years. It’s been coming since The Big Bang Theory became such a big hit and the number of people diagnosed with autism has boomed higher than the harbor economy when the navy’s in port. Rightly so, too. We all need to be aware of, and accepting of, and appreciating autism this…

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#April #April Fool&039;s Day #Autism #Autism Acceptance Month #Autism Appreciation Month #Autism Awareness Month #Autism Society #Autism Speaks #Autism Spectrum Disorder #Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee #United Nations #World Autism Day #World Autism Month

[todayontumblr]

Tuesday April 11.

Autism Acceptance Month.

Today is Tuesday, April 11, which means we are eleven days into the 30 blessed days of #autism acceptance month, 2023 (previously known as #autism awareness month). April is the month and April 2nd is the day—World Autism Day, to be precise—and these first weeks of spring are a time for uplifting autistic voices of all identities, advocating for acceptance, progress, and sharing in the community's joy. It began back in 1972, as National Autistic Children’s Week, and was founded by The Autism Society to raise awareness and campaign for change in communities, schools, medical facilities, and businesses. And this same vital, wonderful work continues today, and not just for the month of April, of course—but every day of every year. The lived reality is that every day of every month is Autism Acceptance Month, and it is on all of us to do better.

Progress has been made, but there is still so much to be done in the struggle for equality and justice for all those living under the broad church of autism. And if these words sound hollow, then simply read the moving story of Debra Vines, of The Answer Inc., and of her autistic son Jason. She articulates everyday struggles that families can face, and the many joys they experience, too. Her message is simple, but powerful: don't give up on milestones.  

Want to know more, get involved, or donate? Here is just some of an impressive selection of charities sourced by the fine people at the Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide, where you can find the complete list of 20 charities and organizations:

The Asperger/Autism Network

The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network

Autism Research Institute

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

The Autism National Committee

Happy Tuesday, folks, and here's to better.

#today on tumblr #autism acceptance #autism acceptance month #autism awareness month #autism #aspergers #advocacy #neurodivergent #actually autistic #autistic community #autistic life #neurodiversity

[itsaspectrumcomic]

My mom doesn't think that the autism spectrum and autism are the same thing and she insists on using outdated labels like Aspergers's-- I don't really know what to do about it

If you haven't already explained to her why the term Asperger's isn't used anymore, this article by the National Autistic Society has more information - sharing it might help educate her on the subject. (In case you don't want to click the link, Hans Asperger worked with the Nazis during the Holocaust and divided autistic children based on whether he considered them 'worthy' or not, many of whom were murdered.)

However, you can't force her to change if she doesn't want to. If she won't listen, try to spend time with people who do understand and are validating, or who are at least willing to learn, and try not to take the things she says to heart - remember she is in the wrong here, not necessarily out of malice, maybe just ignorance or unwillingness to change.

I hope your mum is willing to learn and things improve <3

#ask #anon ask #aspergers #cw ableism #autism

[alwaysahiccupandastrid]

Hello, all!

Two years ago, I received my autism diagnosis after a long and arduous 3 year process; I was 24, and so I know I was diagnosed later than the usual, in part because of how little is understood about autism in girls and women. In the last two years, I have experienced ableism both online and in person, from being called the R slur to being treated differently at work to having to bite my tongue when people speak about autism in a well meaning but ignorant way. Not many people seem to understand or care about the autistic community, or about helping us flourish - instead we are told to hide our neurodiverse behaviour and “be normal” so as to not make those around us uncomfortable. Through work, I have witnessed children not getting the support they need in mainstream schools and their parents wishing aloud that they could change their child to be “easier to manage” instead of taking the time to understand them.

I want to show that being autistic is something to celebrate, I want to make the world a better place for people like me, and so I am fundraising for the National Autistic Society by taking part in a Spectrum Colour Walk during World Autism Acceptance Week 2 - 8 April 2024.

💜 I am walking for autistic children to have a happy and fulfilled time at school. 

💙 I am walking to ensure autistic people are given proper opportunities to work.  

💚 I am walking for shorter diagnosis wait times.

💛 I am walking for autism acceptance.

🩵 Most importantly, I am walking for me ☺️

I only set the page up yesterday and there’s been no donations yet, although my family have promise to donate some money before April when the walk takes place. I don’t like asking for money but this is for a charitable cause, and anything anyone can donate is greatly appreciated and will be going towards creating a better society for autistic people and our families 🫶🏻

#posting just in case #autism #national autistic society #actually autistic #autistic #autistic joy #autism spectrum #personal #charity #autism acceptance #autism acceptance week #autism acceptance month

[wearelatinamericanrockers]

Luis Alberto "El Flaco" Spinetta was a Argentine Jazz rock singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important and respected musicians of Argentina, Latin America and Castilian for the instrumental, lyrical and poetic complexity of his musical works, both in his multiple groups and as a soloist. The Argentine government established January 23 as "National Musician's Day" in honor of his birth. The initial years, Spinetta formed various rock bands in the 60s and 70s that would be extremely influential and important in the evolution of national and latino rock, such as Almendra, Pescado Rabioso and Invisible, El Flaco would publish his second album as a soloist, "Artaud", considered the best album in the history of Argentine national rock and a masterpiece of Latin music.

in 2008 he released his final album "Un Mañana". His famous songs are "Rezo por vos", "Bajan" and "Seguir viviendo Sin Tu Amor". Propaganda below;

"Su trabajo con Invisible es fantastico, el anillo del capitan beto es una de mis canciones favoritas, ESCUCHENLO PLOX" "No es una banda pero prácticamente lo es por sí solo. Cantó desde pura poesía hasta canciones de sexoooooo. Manic Pixie Dream Girl si fuera un vago flaco y argentino. El hombre más geométrico de la historia." "Nunca me salió el anillo del capitán Beto en la guitarra. Para mí que ese señor tenía un dedo de más en las manos para llegar a esos acordes. Also es un poeta" "Es uno de los rockeros más conocidos de toda la Argentina y latinoamerica en general. Y con razón. Canta como un ángel, toca como una bestia si las bestias sabían acordes raras, y escribe letras que solo tenían sentido por él pero suenan bastante bien. También es famoso por ser una persona re simpática a todos, amar a su familia, preocupar por la salud de sus amigos rockeros, y escuchando con paciencia y cariño a sus fans. Y CREO, porq eso es MÍ propaganda, que debe ser conocido por su Autism Swag™️ si todo fuera justo en este mundo. En conclusión Luis Alberto Spinetta es mi Babygirl de todos los tiempos ESCUCHEN CANTATA DE PUENTES AMARILLOS LOCOOOOOO" and thats all im including cause this man got submitted so much that this post would be way too long

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Pitty is a Brazilian Metal rock singer. She is been a soloist since 2003 and started her career when she was 17 years old.

Pitty began her career professionally in 1997, working as a drummer for two years in the punk rock band Shes; Despite performing some shows, the band did not record any album. In 1998, she joined the hardcore punk band Inkoma, this time acting as a vocalist, where she recorded a studio album, becoming quite popular in the underground scene in Bahia.

In 2002, Pitty received an invitation from musician and producer Rafael Ramos, who intended to produce his first solo album, accepting the invitation, signing with the record label Deckdisc in the same year, where she released her first single in 2003, "Máscara ". The song gained high rotation on the radio, on May 7, 2003 she released her first solo studio album, Admirável Chip Novo, selling 250 thousand copies and becoming the best-selling rock style album of 2003 in the country.

Her most famous songs are "Na sua Estante", "Me Adoro" and "admirável chip novo". Fansubmitted propaganda below;

"shes such an amazing singer and her songs are so good and go so hard and she sings a lot about society and i'm honestly just a big fan. i went to see her show and she's just so stunning. pls listen to "admirável chip novo" it's like one of her most popular songs and with reason!" "Um marco na música brasileira, a cantora mais foda desse país, formou uma geração e as músicas são atemporais. Shout out pra as crianças que choraram com o clipe de Sua Estante. Pra quem não assistiu, vale a pena conferir: https://youtu.be/DP3j6hgS4VY?si=4PJ6cSc_TwEf7vyV"

#pitty #el flaco #Priscilla Novais Leone #Spinetta #luis alberto spinetta #Latino rock tournament #round 2 #polls #i joked titas and v1rus being the braarg fight THIS IS THE BRAARG FIGHT DONDE LAS FAMILIAS SE ROMPEN

[peridotthesoft]

So!! I've been working out, training, yelling ADRIAAAAN. For a reason mind you. In October I'm going to do the world's tallest indoor abseil. 418 foot of abseiling. I get wobbly when I stand on a chair!!!! Now, I'm not doing this just to prove how very cool and sporty and handsome and cool I am. I'm doing it for charity!! I'm raising money for the National Autistic Society, a fabulous charity that puts loads of hard work in for people like me! Cool people. Cool people who also happen to be Autistic. Follow the link on this post to a JustGiving page, all the money goes straight to NAS. Even if you can only spare a quid, or can only share this post on your page or at work or show it to your fave cute barrister, it all helps! In conclusion, I am cool. Cool people raise money for charity. Please donate to NAS and I will reward you with pics and/or footage of me abseiling and probably looking real suave and handsome and deffo not looking like a terrified strawberry marshmallow.

#fundraising #disabled #fundraiser #nas #national autistic society #sports #abseil #abseiling #autistic #actually autistic #autism #tism #reblog this

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

hello! do u have any suggestions how to tell someone that i may be autistic? like, that i want a diagnosis?

Hi there,

I’m not sure if these will be helpful, but it does give some steps/advice:

https://www.journeytoneurodiversity.com/post/how-to-tell-your-parents-you-think-you-re-autistic

I’m not sure if you’re a minor or not, but think these can help whether you are or not.

I hope this helps answer your question. Thank you for the inbox. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. ♥️

#inbox #inbox reply #inbox is open

[zeroar]

An Open Letter to the People Who Support Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is eighteen years old. The age they should start dismissing themselves as being an authority on autism like they do with autistic adults if they cared about consistency at all.

They were founded in 2005 by a couple of Hollywood executives who grieved the diagnosis of their grandchild. This was a full dozen years after the seminal "Don't Mourn For Us" by Jim Sinclair was penned and presented.

From the beginning, Autism Speaks was anti-autism. They sought a "cure" they could use to erase our existence from the planet, they fomented anti-vax conspiracies which are still plaguing our society today, and they fostered and continue to foster an environment supportive and understanding of child-murder.

But. They were connected to celebrity. And they had the endowment and reach to become the largest anti-autism group in the nation and world.

The primary method of advertising which Autism Speaks used from the beginning is known as "fear appeal".

Typically, they frame autistic children as changeling-like creatures which replace the allistic or neurotypical child you had with one which will never love you and will tear apart your family.

Autism Speaks spotlights the worst of having an autistic family member and pulls the drapes on any mitigating circumstances or assistance. They emphasize the burden we are and the harm caused to our families by our existence.

Autism Speaks then goes on to frame themselves as being the solution and the experts on everything autism. They say, don't listen to autistic people, listen to their parents and other people who have been negatively affected by their existence. Listen to these cherry-picked examples.

They talk vaguely about support for autistic children and families while they campaign ceaselessly to find the genes which contributed to making us... so they can unmake us.

As you might expect for people who frame themselves as being the victim of their children's existences, they have been easily taken in by snake-oil salesmen and conspiracy theorists.

To this day, Autism Speaks continues to emphasize the "environmental causes of autism" even while fully knowing (from the millions of dollars of research they put in pursuing a debunked study) that autism appears to be primarily genetic and our environment really only affects our presentations as autistic, not our realities as autistic.

"Environmental causes" is a dog whistle for vaccines because they no longer feel it is profitable for them to explicitly encourage widespread death and alternative disabilities of children, so they have started only alluding to it and finally, years after the study was debunked and retracted, agree that vaccines do not cause autism.

"Environmental causes" is also a dog whistle for things like heavy metal poisoning causing autism and various other external things that can be "taken care of" via chelation therapy and bleaching our insides. Yes, Autism Speaks is at least partially responsible for spreading bleach "cures".

I believe they've taken it down since I first started advocating for SPLC to recognize Autism Speaks as a hate group—something autistic persons have recognized for years—but as recently as a year ago they were still directing people to seek out these "cures".

They worded it in such a way that it was, "These 'cures' do not work and can cause harm, but you should talk to people who tried them for their children and see for yourself."

It's cruelty for cruelty's sake. Or it's believing scientifically disproven things in a way that promotes the torture of children.

Which brings us to arguably their biggest crime against humanity and against autistic people specifically thus far: the advancement of behaviorism or behavioral conditioning as the "treatment" for autism.

Behaviorism, that is, conversion therapy torture. When done on autistic people, it is commonly called ABA or PBS.

This is another reason why they cling to "environmental causes", because behaviorism is entirely consumed with external presentation.

Autism is a pervasive neurological state which colors every aspect of our lives. Their "solution" is to deny our reality, break us to their will, and have us pretend to be "normal".

Through their efforts, they have ensured conversion therapy is not just used, but frequently the only choice for covered treatment of autistic children.

I say "choice", but the torture is sometimes court-mandated (and this is more common when the parents are marginalized-by-society in some way themselves).

Autism Speaks is so very proud of their government influence. Shortly before I started the petition, I watched in horror as their testimony scuttled a bill at the state level intended to help autistic children which had the support of their parents because not enough torture was included in the "help".

People say they've "changed", yet it's not like their institution is so hallowed and sacrosanct that it is necessary to keep around even as it is continues to encourage harm and death to autistic children and autistic adults.

Autism Speaks is the multi-headed hydra of anti-autism rhetoric and hate in the world today. They have so many branches and have infiltrated so deeply that many of their supporters ( I hope ) are not even aware of the hateful rhetoric and active harm they spread.

People tend not to even question the premise that autistic humans are better off dead than alive, people have for ages not even thought of us as human. Autism Speaks recommends starting behavioral conditioning as early as possible in children as young as two. The least intensive programs they recommend are for dozens of hours a week.

This is what they recommend, push, and lobby for with *all* autistic children.

If they become able to accurately recognize autism in a fetus, then their genocide and eugenics will only accelerate. I am pro-abortion, but no one should be coerced into an abortion with lies and one-sided propaganda.

Showing hateful rhetoric and catastrophizing about our existence to a newly pregnant person is similarly abominable as the sort of thing anti-choice people do.

Autism Speaks has not changed, though they have gotten better at pretending normality. Maybe they put themselves through conversion therapy torture to learn how to pretend to be a force of good while being sympathetic of child murderers?

Or, you know, they've hired publicists and PR people.

If you were duped by them, I'm sorry that their hate is not more well-known. Can you imagine if the first place you felt supported you and understood your struggles was the bad guy? Who would think that by default?

But they are the bad guy. And they're using you. Preying on your isolation and desire for community and support.

They start early. Constant public outreach. Working with cops. University chapters. There may even be entire branches under their umbrella that are actively dedicated to good. But they support the hate and harm by supporting Autism Speaks.

If you support Autism Speaks, then you support the elimination of autism.

If you believe their fear-driven propaganda designed to earn more money for themselves, that may sound like a good thing to you.

But you cannot eliminate autism without eliminating the autistic person, too.

We cannot turn off our autism, some of us can pretend normality—frequently to our great misfortune—but others can't do that either. It's similar to what happens when you force queer people through conversion therapy torture / behaviorism regimes.

There is not some hidden switch in our brains to "fix" us. Even if there was, we would not be ourselves, we would be different people. You cannot separate autism from the autistic.

If this letter spoke to you, I hope you will consider signing my petition to get the Southern Poverty Law Center to track anti-disability hate and to recognize Autism Speaks as an anti-autism group.

You can find the petition here:

Thank you for reading, Zero Richardson

#actually autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversesquad #behaviorism is torture #aba is abuse #autism speaks #autism speaks is a hate group #autism acceptance #autism awareness #acceptance not awareness #red instead #splc #southern poverty law center

[invisibleicewands]

In this half-hour special, it's multi-award-winning actor and director, Michael Sheen, who is to face the grilling of a lifetime from our unique collective: no subject is out of bounds, no question is off the table. Expect chaos, delight, revelation. Anything can happen.

Michael Sheen says: “I was thrilled to be asked to be a guest on The Assembly. It’s such a fresh and exciting idea and I can’t wait for what I’m sure is going to be a surprising and challenging experience. I really don’t know what to expect, which is both exhilarating and a little bit terrifying.”

The format is an adaptation of French show Les Rencontres Du Papotin (a.k.a The A Talks), which launched in 2022 on France 2, and quickly became their most watched unscripted show of the year, and has since been adapted in Spain, Denmark and Poland.

They saw the likes of Emmanuel Macron and Call My Agent’s Camille Cottin, face neurodivergent journalists. Gone was the flattery and junket PR of the usual celeb fare; in its place, a mix of mischievous prodding, leftfield quizzing and profound exchanges. The mantra: ‘no filter’.

The superstars left completely off guard: iconic actors asked about a driving ban or the death of a parent, the President asked if it’s really role model behaviour to marry one’s teacher.

The show comes from Michelle Singer and Stu Richards' Rockerdale Studios, creators of mischievous content which seeks to put disabled agency at its heart. Stu is also known for co-creating and writing the BBC Three comedy, Jerk, and Rockerdale are most known for Channel 4’s Mission: Accessible.

Together with the BBC, Rockerdale has worked with national and local autistic and neurodivergent organisations to ensure every element of the series works for and with autistic and neurodivergent voices.

Kalpna Patel-Knight, BBC’s Head of Entertainment Commissioning says: ”The BBC is delighted to introduce viewers to The Assembly. It’s a feel-good stand out entertainment show unlike anything viewers have seen before. Big thank you to Michael Sheen, for being game on to have a no holds barred interview with the superb interviewers who bring the show to life."

Executive Producers, Stu Richards and Michelle Singer say: "The Assembly has been the most remarkable project that most of us have ever worked on. And sure, it's brilliant representation of a part of society we rarely see given agency on our screens but, far more than that, it's also mischievous, funny, profound, and can turn from one to the other in a heartbeat.”

Stu added, “when we saw the French version of the show it blew my head off, and it's quite a large, cumbersome head so it really takes something impressive."

The Assembly (1 x 30’) is a Rockerdale Studios production for BBC One and iPlayer. Commissioned by Head of Entertainment Commissioning, Kalpna Patel-Knight for BBC One and iPlayer. Led by Clodagh O'Donoghue as Commissioning Editor.

#Michael Sheen #autism #The Assembly