James Cusack is the chief executive of Autistica (the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity). In his time at Autistica he has established autism and autism research as national priorities, supported research programmes that can address the shocking inequalities which autistic people face and most recently unveiled ambitious goals that aim to transform the future of autistic people by 2030. Before joining Autistica, James was based in Aberdeen where he had successful career working in autism research, worked directly with autistic people, and was diagnosed with autism as a child.