Autreach Network



Autreach Network

Latest News

⇒   Daniel Tammet’s tribute to Kim Peek (1951-2009)

⇒   NHS report Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England
(“The world’s first ever study into the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders among adults” press release):

  • ”...1.0 per cent of the adult population had ASD. Published childhood population studies show the prevalence rate among children is also approximately 1.0 per cent.”

⇒   (October 2008) Autreach/ASAN video Something About Us shown at inaugural TreeHouse Lecture, ‘Are we ambitious enough about autism?’ (see “They Don’t Speak For Us!”)

⇒   more news and events







(What I stand for: one of more than 1000 videos on YouTube’s posautive channel)

Autreach is a network[1] of autonomous groups subscribing to the Autreach principles.

Autreach groups include: Campaign action pages (public versions[2])



News and Events

15 September was the deadline for responses to the UK Government’s consultation on the future of support for adults with autism
Statement on ‘Epidemic’ Rhetoric with Respect to Autism by Jim Sinclair and Susan J. Golubock
Oct 22 (2008): Inaugural TreeHouse Lecture, ‘Are we ambitious enough about autism?’; premiere of the Autreach/ASAN community video Something About Us
Jan (2009): Policy recommendations for president-elect Obama from ASAN (Autistic Self-Advocacy Network). Press statement
Autistic Rights at change.org, by Dora Raymaker
Feb 16-20: I Exist Creativity Competition Exhibition:
Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN
Feb 24-28: I Exist Creativity Competition Exhibition
The Galleria Pall Mall, 30 Royal Opera Arcade, London, SW1Y 4UY:
Mar 12: Royal Society Talent and Autism Panel Discussion
Apr 2: World Autism Awareness Day

Recent campaigning action by Autreach groups

London ARM submission to UK National Audit Office study: Supporting People with Autism through Adulthood [31 October 2008]
Inaugural Treehouse lecture, City Hall London: premiere of Something About Us ; Autreach flyer “They Don’t Speak For Us!” distributed [22 October 2008]
Demonstration to support Gary McKinnon organised by London ARM [28 September 2008]
LARM/AutreachIT leaflet distributed at Rain Man opening/press night. [28 Aug/19 Sep 2008]
Autreach letter: Greyhounds for care homes
Autreach group members participated in the ODI Independent Living consultation [4 June 2008]
Autreach/AASPIRE flyer distributed at IMFAR [15-17 May 2008]
Autreach group member was one of the invited speakers at POST parliamentary seminar “Adult autism and policy”; POSTnote on autism page available [30 April 2008]
Action: APPGA 2 April page used to prepare for All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism meeting, including collaborating on London ARM statement. [26 March 2008]
POSTnote on autism released; public version of Action: POSTnote on autism page now available. [5 February 2008]
Action: APPGA ‘Transition’ page used to prepare for All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism meeting, including collaborating on Autreach handout. [16 January 2008]
“POSTnote on Autism” meeting: Autreach IT and L-ARM members use shared Action page to coordinate response to consultation. [7 December 2007]
Several group members have letters published in The Independent, in response to a letter from parents opposing the NAS “Think differently about autism” campaign [November 2007]
Politics of Autism [3] meeting at City Hall, London. [12 September 2007]

Notes  

[1] Autreach is a network

Autreach is a network of groups. Autreach groups subscribe to the Autreach principles, but every group is independent, has its own membership, governs and finances itself. Individuals are not members of “Autreach”, and Autreach is not directed or managed by any individual or group

[2] Website access/public versions of pages

Some pages on this website are public, many others require login to access. Contact a group or email Autreach Admin to register. This website is provided by AutreachIT as a service to Autreach groups; group members can update the information on pages themselves via a free Backpack account.

[3] Autreach history

The Autreach Network and the Autreach IT project were discussed at Autscape in August 2007. Following the Politics of Autism meeting at City Hall London on 12 September 2007, the Autreach principles evolved from discussions on the Autreach Network Discussion Forum and the London Autistic Rights Movement email group, and were first posted at autreach.com.
The orthography of “Nothing about aUtiSm without aUtiStics” was coined by Autreach Admin in a private email group in October 2007.