Autreach Network

Autreach Network

Latest News


⇒ Autreach in the UK and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network in North America
    and Australia invite you to take part in a new video project.

We’re looking for two-minute films from autistic people across the world reflecting how well autistic people can do when given a chance. All videos will be distributed to contributors, and selected entries will be professionally edited and shown at the first annual Treehouse lecture (22nd October 2008, City Hall, London). more information

⇒ Welcome IMFAR delegates, we hope you enjoyed your visit to London.

⇒ more news and events







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


Autreach is a network of autonomous 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[1].

Autreach groups include:



News and Events

Autreach group members will be presenting at Autscape 2008 (register now!)

June 19: Last day to register for Autscape 2008 (update: 10 more places available)
July 19: Bonkersfest 2008
Jul 29-Aug 1: Autscape 2008: ”...a three day conference and retreat, organised by and for autistic people…” (attractions include a luminarium)
Sep 1: Contributions to Autreach ASAN video project due
Sep 29-30: Autism and Talent – joint British Academy and Royal Society conference
Oct 22: First annual Treehouse lecture, City Hall, London

Recent campaigning action by Autreach groups

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 [2] meeting at City Hall, London. [12 September 2007]

Website access

Some pages on this website are public, many others are available only to members of Autreach groups and those with an interest in Autreach projects. For access contact a group or email the site administrator. Access to protected (passworded) pages is via a Backpack account, which also enables registered members to update their pages.

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 [2], 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.

 

[1] “…Autreach is not directed or managed by any individual or group.”

This website is provided by the Autreach IT team as a service to Autreach groups.
Information can be updated by AutreachIT team members on behalf of groups (email for information), or group members can be given direct access to their pages via a free Backpack account.

[2] ”...Politics of Autism meeting at City Hall London on 12 September 2007”

Contact us for login instructions to access MP3 recordings of this meeting.