9 in 10 autistic people and families say they would take part in research. You can get involved by joining Discover – a way for everyone who cares about autism to speed up science and transform lives.

What is Discover?

Discover is the first national network for autism research. Discover will connect autistic people, families, professionals and researchers to:

• do the research  that matter most to them
• make a difference to people’s lives through research
• help researchers do bigger and better research

Why Discover?

Research is the only way to change the future for autistic people and their families. By joining Discover, you pledge to speed up autism research and change lives by

• involving more autistic people in research studies
• focusing research on areas chosen by autistic people and their families
• collaborating with other autism researchers on bigger and better studies
• helping families and autistic people to understand how research affects them
• calling for services to be evidence-based and effective
• campaigning for better Government support