Schools lack the funding and specialist support to effectively include all children.
That’s the view of Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU).
Her comments c ...
The UK government must review cannabis-based products used as medicines “as a matter of urgency”.
That’s the view of Ley Sander, who is the medical director of the Epilepsy Society.
Ley Sander, ...
New UK government proposals to improve the lives of carers outlined in a Carers Action Plan don’t go far enough. They overlook those providing a “very high level of care”, says Emily Holzhausen, ...
Vulnerable pupils are missing out due to a lack of autism-specific education in Northern Ireland.
That’s the view of Shirelle Stewart, Northern Ireland co-ordinator for the National Autistic Society ...
Medication may allow children’s brains to develop normally even after they have suffered early-life seizures, according to new research.
The scientists found that early-life seizures prematurely ...
Parents of special needs children are increasingly vulnerable to allegations of fabricated or induced illness (FII).
That’s the view of Evelyn Ashford, who runs advisory group Educational Equality.
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Staging autism-friendly events risks segregating people with the condition.
That’s the claim of Rita Jordan, a retired professor in autism studies at Birmingham University. She worked in autism edu ...
Councils should avoid unnecessary delays when creating special educational needs support plans for children.
That’s the warning from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. It follows an inv ...
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 ...
