As some of you know a couple of years ago I took up cycling. Each September I’ve been cycling from London to Brighton to help raise money for various autism related charities. As I’m sure you know our son John was diagnosed with autism just over 7 years ago so ASD is very close to my heart. So this year I chose a UK based charity called Autistica to be the beneficiary of my sore legs and backside.

On their website they describe themselves as follows “Autistica is a charity which both funds and campaigns for medical research to understand the causes of autism, improve diagnosis, and develop new treatments and interventions. Since our founding in late 2004, we have raised over £8.5 million in support of autism research, and become established as the UK’s largest and leading autism research charity. We have funded over 40 world class scientists in universities across the UK, ensuring that the brightest minds are focused on helping those with autism.”

Now I’m sure you are expecting me to give you a link to my own fund raising page but I’ve decided this year to do something different.

Why don’t you help raise some cash for Autistica (if you are in the UK) or one of the autism related charities in your own country.

And it is not just fund raising Autistica are also looking for people to take part in research studies. As a survey research of many years standing I can vouch for the value of taking part in such projects. But if you do want to give them a bit of cash please follow the link here.

More I know plenty of you are in other countries so supporting other more local charities may be the best bet. Who would you suggest? Please feel free to tell us about your favorite autism charities in the comments section below.