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Mum saves son after docs say he will die

The mother of an autistic man diagnosed with testicular cancer has told how she fought to save his life after medics recommended end-of-life care. Medics told Sharon Bourn, from Gateshead, they had done all they could for her son Robert,...

Call for inquiry into care failings

A charity has called for a public inquiry into failings in mental health care. Mental health charity Mind made the call after a BBC Panorama programme showed a culture of abuse at the NHS-run Edenfield Centre, in Manchester. The programme...

Vulnerable children placed in caravans

Social services are placing growing numbers of vulnerable children in unregulated accommodation such as caravans and holiday lets, new figures suggest. Even children with ‘complex needs’ are having to live in such places. The children have become the subject of...

Sister frees man from assessment unit

An autistic man detained in a mental health hospital for more than four years has been freed – thanks to his sister and her lawyers. Elliot Dodds and his sister Beckii Davis are celebrating after the 27-year-old was released into...

Gut bacteria linked to behaviours

An altered bacteria profile in the gut is linked to behaviours that challenge in autism, a new study has found. The researchers discovered that differences in gut bacteria were “significantly” associated with “thought problems, delinquent behaviours, self dysregulation, and somatic...

Children still ‘failed’ in hospital

A mother who won the right for her autistic son to be given a kidney transplant says children and young people are being “badly failed”. Ami McLennan says 17-year-old son William Verden is “doing great” after the transplant. McLennan fought...

Parents suffer lower quality of life

Parents see their quality of life suffer when caring for an autistic child, says a new study. And the more severe the autism the greater the impact on the parents’ quality of life. Dr Dawn Turnage, of the University of...

Missed therapy? Take it to court

Parents who see their children miss out on therapy detailed in their education, health and care plan (EHCP) should challenge it in the courts. That’s the view of parent Alicia McColl. She has appealed six times against council decisions over...

Family wins right to funded holidays

A family has won the right to have holidays for their two autistic sons funded through a direct payment. Suffolk County Council had funded holidays for the men, known as BG and KG, from 2014. However, that stopped in 2020....

Brain activity reveals autism sub-groups

Research has shown, for the first time, that three sub-groups of autism can be identified by measuring brain activity. Importantly, the research also showed that brain activity can predict how social skills develop. This new way of predicting how social...

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