THE FIRST UK NATIONAL CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATION RUN ENTIRELY BY AUTISTIC PEOPLE A-UK MISSION STATEMENT A-UK is an Autistic People’s Organisation (an APO), an organisation run by autistic people. A-UK campaigns throughout the UK and elsewhere to advance the interests of all autistic people and those with “related conditions”. A-UK will work to; • encourage the establishment of Autistic People’s Organisations (APOs) in every local authority area in the UK • encourage autistic people to have a voice, to “speak up” and to represent themselves • encourage and support autistic people to develop the skills needed to be able to represent themselves • ensure that autistic people are given the opportunity to be involved in developing services locally, regionally and sub-regionally as well as at a national level • ensure that the parents, the siblings, the spouses and the children of autistic people are given the same opportunity as well as other family members, friends and supporters, paid and unpaid • ensure that the civil and human rights of autistic people are understood and upheld • improve services, facilities and conditions for autistic people • increase the understanding of autistic people and their differences and needs with the general public • raise awareness within the voluntary and statutory sectors as to what it means to be autistic • promote the positive as well as the negative aspects of being autistic • forge positive working relationships with parent-carer groups and other autism-related organisations across the UK and beyond • establish links with and to seek to influence academics and academia • ensure that the autistic population of the UK is empowered and is composed of happy, healthy, fulfilled and empowered individuals Read more on the website - autisticrightsmovementuk.org
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