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North Tyneside General Hospital has been awarded the gold Autism Acceptance award for its commitment to delivering meaningful and lasting improvements towards accessibility and inclusion.

The winners of the North East Autism Society’s inaugural World Autism Acceptance Month art competition have been announced.

Hundreds of people came together at Riverside Park in Chester-le-Street to show their support for autism acceptance at our annual Walk for Acceptance.

An apple press built over a hundred years ago in Wiltshire is set to take pride of place in a County Durham cidery that will train and employ autistic people.

The key takeaways from the 2026 Acceptance Matters virtual conference.

Hundreds of people came together at Riverside Park in Chester-le-Street to show their support for autism acceptance at our annual Walk for Acceptance.

The North East Autism Society is among the charities and MPs supporting a County Durham mum’s “inspirational” campaign to highlight a “postcode lottery of care” for children with Tourette syndrome.

Our family favourite charity event is coming to Chester-le-Street’s Riverside Park for the first time ever.

A pair of children’s homes for autistic and neurodivergent young people have been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Work begins to plant 500 young fruit trees at New Warlands Farm thanks to a community partnership with North East Community Forest.

With families across England facing uncertainty around the future of SEND provision ahead of a major Government overhaul, the North East Autism Society looks at the issues facing the current system.