Am I Doing The Right Thing?

I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to fund raise for the National Autistic Society through a 10 mile walk as part of World Autism Awareness Week, but there's recently been a scandal brought to my attention where NAS have been fined £4,000 over the abuse and bullying of residents in one of the care homes run by the charity.

Admittedly, my first thought was that it happened in 2016, we're now in 2019 and the care home has now been closed down. A lot can change in 3 years. However, it doesn't seem to be an isolated incident so it further depletes my trust in the charity as a whole. I still want to do my walk and I definitely want to make sure that I at least do something in World Autism Awareness Week, so I'm going to have a look at my Just Giving page and see if I can potentially change the charity I'm supporting without scrapping my existing page and starting all over again.

That then raises the question of who to support. I've had a quick Google search of other Autism charities, and the local ones to me include Leeds Autism Services, Autism Plus and not a lot more. Leeds Autism Services' website says they're accredited by NAS, so that rules that one out and leaves Autism Plus. What do you guys think about the NAS incident and their fine? Have you got any other suggestions for either national or Yorkshire-based Autism charities that I should support? Let me know in the comments or on social media where my handle is @The_Big_Shaw.