York and District Autistic Society

Scope and Content

Includes minute book, newspaper cuttings about the activities of the Society and papers regarding a charity gala.

Administrative / Biographical History

The York and District Autistic Society was formed to bring together professionals in the medical sector and parents of autistic children, with a view to reviewing provision for families. The Society was short-lived, and was later subsumed into the National Autistic Society.

Access Information

Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

Custodial History

The collection was deposited by Anthony Still, founder member of the York and District Autistic Society.