Project on violence against autistic people in Europe

This project intended to map autistic people’s experiences of violence. 

This project developed a survey to gather data on different types of violence against autistic people, condut a literature review, develop factsheets and a report on the subject. The aim is to organize and make available information on violence against autistic people, in particular on gender-based violence (see project announcement post).

What did this project covered:

• 16 Days of Activism awareness campaign
• Survey with 259 autistic people on their experiences with:
  • Different types of violence and context it happened
  • Accessing or trying to access reporting services (e.g. police, court, etc.);
  • Accessing or trying to access support services (e.g. domestic violence shelters, mental health services, etc.)
• eBook on experiences of violence
• Full detailed report on results with literature review (to be published soon)

We hope that the results will provide useful information for autistic people’s organisations and communities, policymakers and legislators, as well as reporting and victim’s support services to prevent and improve support of autistic victims of violence. EUCAP will use the results to improve the capacity of its members to advocate on the theme, and to increase general awareness of the types of violence being perpetrated against autistic people.