We extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who made the ‘In our Words’ project possible. Your contributions have helped us preserve and celebrate the legacy of the National Autistic Society for future generations. 
 

This project was led by the National Autistic Society and funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

A big thank you to:  

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. The In our Words project has been made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.  

Project Team 

Project Lead: Christine Flintoft-Smith 

Senior Project Officer & Project Manager: Jasia Little 

Volunteers 

• Oral History Interviewer volunteers: Maryam Zahir, Oscar Hilder, Patrick Cornwell, Daisy Borg, Ceylan Bayram, Thomas Fung, Catherine McIlquham, Jon Bish, Ryan Henderson, Dominic Perry   
   
• Transcription volunteers: Katie Sumner, Erin Williamson, Thomas Shanahan, Thomas Myhill, Naomi Ahmady, Georgios Hadjimichael 
   
• Cataloguing volunteer: Danuta  
   
• Digital Editing volunteers: Charlotte Lawrence, Rashmi Subramanian, Calum Brough, Darcy Nathan

Steering Group 

Carol Povey (Chair), Leo Capella (Co-Chair) 

Steering group members:  Carol Keatings, Shirelle Stewart, Louise Albert, Helen Ellis, Aimee Fletcher, Michael Barton, Dawn Mills and Lesley Anne Holder 

Special thanks to:  

• All the interviewees, autistic individuals, professionals in the field of autism, and National Autistic Society members of staff, students and people the charity supports, past and present for sharing their voices and stories for this project. 
   
• Our web team and team of staff and volunteers who made this website possible.
   
• On the Record for facilitating training for the project volunteers and ongoing support of the project. 
   
• The London Metropolitan Archives for facilitating training for the project volunteers and for supporting the project. 
   
• John Clark and Hidden Pictures North for producing the projects film. 
   
• The Podcast Company for their work on the producing the project podcast series.
   
• Catrine Bank, Helen Allison School, Nick Sugden, Miles Allison, The Lorna Wing Centre for Autism, Artrack for their involvement and support with the project film. 
   
• Visions Design for the website design work. 

About The National Lottery Heritage Fund 

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.