National Autistic Society

I was delighted to meet up with Henry Clark, a National Autistic Society Young Campaigner from Winterslow, at the parliamentary launch of the NAS's You Need To Know charter, which aims to increase understanding of the condition among Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services staff.

Henry along with the rest of the Young Campaigners' Group, who all have autism, held a special screening of their film 'Open Your Mind', which they created about their experiences. They also unveiled a 12-point charter to help explain simple changes to environment and communication that can really help autism sufferers.

It was a privilege to spend time with these intelligent and talented teenagers. They've worked extremely hard and overcome many difficulties to produce their charter and film. Many of the points they have put forward are simple to put into practice, and some require little or no cost, and I will campaign locally to help our local CAMHS services to take these ideas on board.

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