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National Autistic Society has been fairly neglected for the last three years: by the observation of the article's History tab it is discovered that:

It has mostly appeared like an advertisement.
There was a high level of bias with some evidence of POV-pushing.
There was and still is, lack of citations.

Noting that a wealth of information about the history and activities of the NAS is available expert attention is needed to bring this article to Wikipedia standards: and a reminder that Wikipedia is not a social-networking site. Cheers. --Marianian (talk) 21:09, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Looks like an Advertisement

I've placed a Template:Advertisement in this article because by my view, it is written like an advertisement. A good Wikipedia article should commentate on what organizations do, and to let the readers decide their own opinions. Additionally some parts should be written from a neutral point of view. Please revise such that it does not fall into one of the four types in WP:SOAP. Thanks! --Marianian (talk) 15:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs improvement

I do not believe that this article is at a satisfactory state at the moment, as it is lacking the following points:

Neutrality: The General Public Help section still appears as an advertisement. There isn't any coverage on opinions of the press, or third opinions if applicable. Telephone numbers and email address are not supposed to be put into an article.

Expertise: This article lacks any background or history. There are no significant points in the history of this charity.

Wikification: This article has little use wiki-links to other articles.

Lead section: i.e: What is the National Autistic Society? When was it founded?

Please revise this article heavily so it is at a neutral point of view, and do not write this article like an advertisement. If there is any problems in editing this article (conflict of opinion or risk of edit war), please contact an administrator. --Marianian (talk) 08:14, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am having a go. I know nothing about it, however, so cannot add constructive content. Baccyak4H (Yak!) 15:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, it looks somewhat better. I took off a couple of the tags as well, but kept some as it still could use some work. Sourcing would be nice. Baccyak4H (Yak!) 15:36, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

took a go at it. the only source I've used so far is the orgs own website. I'll go google for newspaper articles Dreamingkat (talk) 21:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks pretty good now. While some additional information could be added, I think the tone issues are gone and it doesn't read like an ad so much any longer. Removing those tags. --Lendorien (talk) 14:53, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It does look like that the Schools and facilities section may be split off to become a list if it becomes long enough. What do you think? --Marianian (talk) 09:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, I don't think the article is long enough or containing enough information to warrent splitting it. Maybe if it significantly expands, but for now, I think it'll do as stands. --Lendorien (talk) 14:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to add more content to it, please can anyone else help? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jim V (talk • contribs) 11:32, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is a big controversy involving Mendip House in Somerset that I believe should be on this page. Sheogorath 82.203.80.98 (talk) 16:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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If I put this article under the scope of a few WikiProjects then I think we may get more attention. --Marianian (talk) 21:09, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not the right kind of attention, I'm afraid. Jolly Ω Janner 13:23, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Radlett Lodge School's Temporary Move

Radlett Lodge School temporarily moved to Hatfield from September 1995 to July 1996 due to an 11 month construction. July 1996 was when Radlett Lodge School moved back to its original and current location. User:62.255.138.2 21:46, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Sybil Elgar School's Hut Facility

Sybil Elgar School added a Hut facility for musical instruments in November 1998. User:62.255.138.2 21:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Woodlands Building

Sybil Elgar School had moved their further education unit classes to Woodlands Building in Acton in September 2000. User:62.255.138.2 21:58, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Radlett Lodge School's Redevelopment

When Radlett Lodge School had 1 class at the boarding facilities and the other 3 at Hatfield, Radlett Lodge School constructed their own new building replacing the old one for only 11 months between September 1995 and July 1996. After moving back to its original and current location Radlett Lodge School increased back to 6 classes. User:62.255.138.2 09:40, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Helen Allison School's Pupil Total

Helen Allison School is a residential, primary and secondary school for 42 day pupils and 28 residential boarders. That makes 70 pupils in total. User:62.255.138.2 10:33, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Are these talk page sections announcements of each change you have made to the article, rather than observations on work that needs to be done? If so, you should just write edit summaries instead, in the "Edit summary" box when you make an edit. These summaries are displayed when viewing the history of an article; here is the history of this one. --McGeddon (talk) 09:41, 11 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sybil Elgar School's Residential Boarding facilities

Syibl Elgar School's boarding facilities are in Ealing not Southall and the article reader or typer may have not known when their boarding facilities were added. Florence Road was on one road name in Ealing and Corfton Road is on the other road name in Ealing. User:62.255.138.2 14:23, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

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