Thousands of people with autism and learning disabilities could be given personal budgets for health and social care.
The UK government hopes the budgets will give people more control over their care. ...
The chronic lack of sleep, known to affect children with autism, puts them at a higher risk of developing obesity.
That’s the finding by the University of Warwick. Its researchers found that childre ...
Researchers have made a new discovery of a genetic mutation linked to learning disabilities and autism.
They say the discovery points towards identifying more disorders. This could, in turn, lead to m ...
The Children’s Commissioner for England is launching a probe into secure and specialist settings for children.
Anne Longfield will assess the treatment of children with learning disabilities and aut ...
The mother of a boy with autism who drowned in a bath when under NHS care has renewed her call for full investigations into the unexpected deaths of people with learning disabilities.
Sara Ryan says i ...
Care for people with learning disabilities should be close to home, says the NHS watchdog.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says there should be support for children and ad ...
A charity wants to build the world’s first assessment centre that uses an aggression-predicting wristband for people with autism.
Autism Together will start trials of the technology this spring. Th ...
The NHS Trust held responsible for the death of autistic teen Connor Sparrowhawk has been fined £2 million.
The 18-year-old drowned in a bath in 2013 after having an epileptic fit. He was under the ...
The NHS is badly letting down vulnerable patients with mental health problems.
That’s the view of health service ombudsman Rob Behrens.
Behrens says the NHS’s shortcomings mean families endure “ ...
Plans to close and merge special schools in Northern Ireland will leave services for pupils “diluted and compromised”.
That’s the view of retired head teacher Colm Davis.
Retired head teacher Co ...
