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Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism

Bradley Riches on Heartstopper, new musical Babies and how coming out helped him embrace his autism
As Bradley Riches takes to the stage in Babies, he's found time to sit down with Big Issue to talk sexuality, neurodiversity, and how embracing both has helped him to understand himself
Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future

Letters: I'm autistic and the DWP's benefit reforms make me very scared for the future
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out

My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
'He begged mummy to take him home': Autistic man 'abused' while being kept in mental hospital for six years
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
ADHD and autism campaigners plan legal action against NHS over referral limits
Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people

Inside the chocolate factory run by young autistic people
'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay

'Neurodivergent tax' is a price autistic people like me have to pay
Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'

Libby Scott: 'My autism diagnosis stopped me hating myself'
How 'The Reason I Jump' helped one author better understand his autistic son

How 'The Reason I Jump' helped one author better understand his autistic son
School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began

School support gave my child the smile I hadn’t seen since lockdown began
"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother

"My ‘normal’ is not like yours" – Life with my autistic brother
Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism

Shopping centres across UK to have ‘quiet hour’ to help people with autism
The A Word's Peter Bowker: "I hope we've hit some emotional truths"
