The Learning Difficulties and Autism Council is a made of of a group of people with learning difficulties and/or autism who represent their peers to raise issues and problems that they face in their community and tell services how they can be improved.

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The project was widely launched in 2016 in the Learning Difficulties and Autistic community. 20 people came forward and were trained in how to stand for election.

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All the candidates then took part in hustings, where they gave a speech to their peer group on why they should be their elected representative. Each group then voted using a ballot paper and ballot box, like in general and council elections.

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We have 11 elected representatives sitting on the Learning Difficulties and Autism Council who represent their community.