We are delighted to announce the successful recipients of the NAT Founders Award 2026, celebrating inspiring projects led by Autistic individuals across the UK. The National Autistic Taskforce established this award in memory of Dr Dinah Murray, whose passion for autonomy, advocacy and community continues to guide our work. Dinah believed deeply in supporting autistic …
Read More NAT Founders Award – Successful Projects 2026Started in honour of our founder, Dr Dinah Murray, this fund will offer one off financial grants to autistic people based in the UK to support them in pursuing work that would be in line with Dinah’s previous work and wishes. Applications are open until February 2026, and applicants may apply for any amount between …
Read More Applications Now Open for the NAT Founders AwardDr Yo Dunn of NAT spoke at the National Mental Capacity Forum‘s 2024 webinar on Fluctuating Capacity, 13th of June 2024. View the whole webinar on the NMCF website. Yo’s talk starts at 2 minutes 10 seconds.
Read More Yo Dunn speaks at NMCF Fluctuating Capacity webinarPDF of this statement. The National Autistic Taskforce (NAT) is saddened and shocked to hear of the plan to increase the numbers of autistic people detained at the High Security State Hospital in Carstairs. This move disregards the recommendations made in the report commissioned by the Scottish Government: ‘Coming Home’: complex needs and out of …
Read More NAT statement on the increasing of ward space at the High Security State Hospital Carstairs