The John and Lorna Wing Foundation

Who we are | What we do | How we work

 

What we do

We support research into all aspects of autism but especially areas that are thought to hold particular benefit for autistic people and their families.
We can support scholarships at universities, travel for study purposes or maintenance grants in support of specific areas of study.

We are particularly interested in helping full autistic participation and involvement in research and the investigation of under-researched areas.
We have supported a wide range of projects from the academic and autistic communities and from charities associated with autism.
These have included policy initiatives, and innovative studies of specific issues of importance to autistic people, families and carers,
policy makers, researchers, and the wider community.

All research supported will be of a high scientific and ethical quality and demonstrate impact. Collaborative research involving autistic individuals
and the academic community has been a significant feature of the awards we have made to date.

Additionally, we fund a website offering impartial information and opinion on the range of interventions and other approaches used in autism.
This was originally an initiative of our founder Dr Lorna Wing, who strongly believed there was need for a trusted source of such information.
It was operated for many years by the UK charity Research Autism, and later under the auspices of the National Autistic Society UK.

The Foundation is independent of these two charities. All information is based on expert opinion, including from the autistic community,
is regularly updated, and is free of competing interests. The Foundation continues to believe such a site is needed to offer trusted information,
protection and the best advice. We are delighted to reinstate this resource.

 

 

The Foundation Administrator, The John and Lorna Wing Foundation, C/O Research Autism, 25 Nutford Place, London, W1H 5YQ. Telephone:  020 8617 0536  |  Email:  Info@johnandlornawingfoundation.org
info@johnandlornafoundation.org