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It’s official – TreeHouse is Ambitious About Autism

In February, we were thrilled to support our partner charity, TreeHouse, as they became known as ‘Ambitious About Autism’. Ambitious about Autism is a national charity dedicated to improving opportunities for people with autism. Originally established in 1997 as the TreeHouse Trust, the charity was founded by a group of parents whose children had been diagnosed [...]

TalkTalk raises £1m for autism education charity TreeHouse

Regular readers of this blog will know that we’re committed supporters of TreeHouse, the autism education charity. So it’s with great pride that we can announce we’ve now raised over £1m for TreeHouse. Our fundraising efforts take place regularly and involve staff throughout our offices in the UK. The most recent fundraising event was a little [...]

Your Facebook and Twitter photos can raise money for autism awareness

The world’s first virtual Talkathon is underway and we’re urging you to have some fun and take a simple step to help raise £150,000 for the cause. The Talkathon is part of TreeHouse’s Talk about Autism campaign, aiming to improve public understanding of autism, and to raise vital funds for autism. As Third Sector’s campaign of the week, [...]

You can now raise money for autism by… talking

We’ve supported TreeHouse, the national autism education charity, since 2002 and today we’re proud to announce our involvement in TreeHouse’s latest online campaign to raise money for children with autism. The ‘Talkathon’, launched today, encourages people to spread five key facts about autism. These are: Autism affects 1 in 100 children in the UK Autism affects communication, imagination [...]

More talk about autism

Since writing my previous post, the new TreeHouse website, talkaboutautism.org.uk, has been launched very successfully. Here's a quick update on some of the take up in the media...

Talking about autism

Today is an important day for us at TalkTalk. April 2nd has been designated World Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations, so it is fitting that today TreeHouse – supported by TalkTalk – has launched a brand new website: www.talkaboutautism.org.uk.