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Politician aims to tighten restraint law in N Ireland

Efforts are underway to tighten the law on the restraint of vulnerable children in Northern Ireland. Newly elected politician Dr Patricia O’Lynn, of the Alliance Party, has put forward a Private Members’ Bill to offer greater protection for vulnerable children....

New laws will target long-stay hospitals

New mental health laws will make it harder to detain autistic people and people with a learning disability in long-stay hospitals, according to the UK Government. These will be the first major reforms to the Mental Health Act in four...

NHS staff autism training becomes law

Measures to ensure all NHS staff receive training in learning disabilities and autism now have the full force of the law behind them. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism programme has received royal assent. It has...

Autism, ADHD linked to allergy, diseases

New research has concluded there are significant links between allergies and autoimmune diseases, and autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researchers looked at the medical records of 1,386,260 children in Taiwan for the study. Links run in families The...

Carers need living wage, mum tells Lords

Family carers should be paid the living wage, a full-time carer has told the UK’s House of Lords. Nadia Taylor made the comment at a meeting of the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee. She told the committee that...

Cost of living worsens carers’ plight

Pressure on carers from the worsening cost-of-living crisis has turned the spotlight on the need for a substantial increase in Carer’s Allowance. The current squeeze on household incomes has exacerbated a situation that has long been a sore subject for...

Reforms aim to level-up support

New special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms will focus on ending the postcode lottery in services, says the UK Government. The reforms laid out in the new SEND and alternative provision Green Paper put forward a vision for a...

Big payout for man locked in care home

The UK’s High Court has approved a six-figure settlement for an autistic man who was unlawfully detained in a care home for more than seven years. Lancashire County Council had removed the man, who also has a learning disability, from...

Transplant ruling may set a precedent

A mother who won the right for her autistic son to receive a kidney transplant says she wants the case to “set a precedent”. Ami McLennan fought medics who said giving son William, 17, a transplant was futile. William, who...

Discrimination rife in NI schools

Northern Ireland has passed a new law to bolster support services for autistic people. Members of the province’s legislative assembly (MLAs) backed the Autism Amendment Bill last week. However, a leading lawyer said more needed to be done to tackle...

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