The Age Action Alliance has been relaunched with a brand-new website. It’s run by The English Ageing Network (EngAgeNet) in partnership with our Ageing and Older People team.
David Vickers is a member of the Older People’s Sounding Board. It’s a group we facilitate on behalf of NHS England where members use their skills and experience to provide feedback on policy proposals. The group also shares their views on the wider issues of wellbeing through themed conversations.
Talking to Gemma and Paul about the BIG conversation project, the conversation starters and how people can get involved.
We have asked a few of our autistic associates and contacts to write ‘conversation starters’ explaining what matters to them and the issues that need to be addressed to help older autistic people live happier lives. In some cases, they offer possible solutions.
In a world taught to think of autistic people as male children & adolescents, allegedly destined for a lifetime as costly burdens on parents and society, we have arguably lost sight of the majority of autistic people
I was born autistic, but because I didn't know, I’d never understood what it was about me that always set me apart.
When I was a child and struggling to cope in the inhospitable world, I had a dream about what my house would look like, when I was old enough to make my own decisions.
Over the past couple of years, while living through a pandemic, many people around the UK have had to contend with a growing sense of loneliness.
When an ageing disabled parent has both themselves and their autistic offspring to worry about, fear increases as one ages
I was diagnosed as autistic (Asperger’s Syndrome) in October 2015, shortly before my 51st birthday. Up until this point I had absolutely no idea that I was autistic.
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