Neuroaffirming and led by respect
We welcome autistic perspectives, lived experience, practical ideas and thoughtful discussion that could help our community. You do not need a formal diagnosis or previous writing experience.
We only accept work that is neuroaffirming and consistent with the social model of autism and disability. This means respecting autistic people as we are, recognising different ways of communicating and experiencing the world, and looking at the barriers created by environments and attitudes. Our focus is acceptance, autonomy, access, rights and appropriate support.
There is room to write honestly about disability, distress, difficult experiences and substantial support needs. Being neuroaffirming does not mean pretending that everything is easy or speaking for every autistic person.
What we do not accept
- Content promoting a cure for autism, the prevention or eradication of autistic people, or the idea that autistic people are broken or less valuable.
- Promotion of ABA, conversion-style interventions, or behavioural compliance approaches that aim to suppress harmless autistic traits, enforce masking or override a person’s consent.
- Claims that vaccines cause autism, miracle cures, detox treatments or other unsupported or harmful claims presented as fact.
- Hate speech, harassment, dehumanising language or discrimination, including ableism, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
- Identifiable private information about other people without their permission, including children, clients and people you support.
- Plagiarism, copied images or other material you do not have permission to submit, undisclosed advertising, or content primarily intended to sell a product or service.
These limits concern what an article promotes. You can discuss harmful practices critically, share your own experience of them, or challenge misinformation in a respectful, evidence-informed way.
Help readers understand your perspective
Make clear when you are sharing personal experience or opinion. Support factual and research claims with links to reliable sources, and avoid presenting one person’s experience as universal. Use accessible language, explain unfamiliar terms and tell us about any relevant commercial interests. Please suggest a content note where a piece discusses potentially distressing experiences.
Review, consent and author credit
Our team reviews every idea and article. We may ask questions, suggest edits or decide a piece is not right for our website. Submission does not guarantee publication. We will coordinate with you by email and agree the final piece and author credit before publishing. A pen name or anonymous credit can be discussed.
Accepted articles appear in Blogs & articles and may be shared through our newsletters and other charity channels. If you are unsure whether an idea fits, a short proposal is welcome.