The National Autistic Society – celebrating 60 years!
In 1962, they formed what is now the National Autistic Society, to fight for autistic people’s rights. Three years later, in 1965 they opened the world’s first school specifically for autistic children, led by Sybil Elgar.
That’s 60 years of changing attitudes and transforming lives, meaning there’s plenty to celebrate. As part of this celebration, students at Helen Allison School worked had to bake and decorate 200 anniversary cupcakes. They worked together to make the delicious butter icing and top these with personalised NAS cake toppers.
In the 1960s, autistic children were often described as ineducable and many parents were told to put them in institutions. A group of brave parents refused to believe this.
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