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Ataxia UK is the only national charity supporting people with ataxia. 

Ataxia is the name given to a group of neurological disorders that affect balance, coordination, and speech. There are many different types of ataxia that can affect people in different ways. 

Who gets ataxia? Anyone of any age can get ataxia, but certain types are more common in certain age groups. For example, people with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) are usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, most of the ataxias such as FA are progressive, with individuals sadly ending up in a wheelchair dependent on others to care for them which can be really distressing and hard to accept especially for young people. 

How many people have ataxia? Around 10,000 adults in the UK have a type of ataxia. Is there any cure? Some forms of ataxia are treatable, but in most cases there is still no cure. We are funding a wide range of research projects to try to find treatments that can help ataxia, and ultimately to find a cure. Please help us raise much needed funds to enable us to continue to support people with ataxia.