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We need a Minister for Neurodiversity.

Enough is enough. It's time to make the hidden visible & neurodiversity to be accepted & supported. We're taking a petition to Parliament for a Minister for Neurodiversity to be appointed. At 100,000 signatures, Parliament considers it for debate. Our petition launches in 2027.

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We're calling for a Minister for Neurodiversity. It's time to build the future for every brain.
Ben Branson, The Hidden CEO

Our plan.

We're building a movement to make the hidden visible. Three steps from a community to a seat at the Cabinet table.

Join the movement
  1. Build the movement

    Neurodivergent people and allies. No longer hidden. No longer waiting.

    We are here!

  2. Make it impossible to ignore

    100,000 signatures. The whole country having the right conversation, starting in Parliament.

  3. Make someone accountable

    A Minister for Neurodiversity. An actual person. With a national plan: written down, funded, with us.

Video to come

They're done hiding. They're done waiting. Hear it in their words.

The government should prioritise waiting lists & support for people in need.
Katherine, Brighton

The crisis in numbers.

people on England's autism waiting list
294,792
people on England's autism waiting list Source: NHS England
people on England's ADHD waiting list, up 53% in a single year
780,430
people on England's ADHD waiting list, up 53% in a single year Source: NHS England
the annual cost of not supporting ADHD and autism
£50bn+
the annual cost of not supporting ADHD and autism Source: NHS England/LSE
autistic adults over 50 in England have never been diagnosed
9 in 10
autistic adults over 50 in England have never been diagnosed Source: O'Nions et al., Lancet
adults in the criminal justice system estimated to be neurodivergent
1 in 3
adults in the criminal justice system estimated to be neurodivergent Source: Kirby Et Al.

3 places the Minister for Neurodiversity can start

  1. 1

    Fix NHS waiting lists

    Answers in months, not years.

  2. 2

    Fix schools

    Every classroom built for every brain.

  3. 3

    Fix work

    Workplaces that get the best from everyone.

Millions of people just worked out what's been going on.

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We need a Minister for Neurodiversity.

Millions of people just worked out what's been going on. They're done hiding. They're done waiting. They want change.

Schools. Work. Health. Prisons. Lives saved. Attitudes changed. Systems improved. Costs avoided. A country that works better because it works for everyone. The lot.

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