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Pay limits for assistants may be illegal

Restrictions on how much families getting direct payments can offer personal assistants (PAs) could be “unlawful”, says a lawyer. Direct payments are budgets that councils give to families to make their own care arrangements. Barrister Steve Broach wrote on Twitter...

Autism rates rocket to one in 30 in US

Autism rates in the US have rocketed to nearly one in 30, new research reveals. Scientists at China’s Guangdong Pharmaceutical University found rates have risen from one in 40 in 2016. Researchers led by Dr Wenhan Yang used 2019/20 data...

Warning to councils to deliver therapies

Councils have been warned of the need to deliver therapies set out in children’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans. Michael King, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, issued the warning after finding that a Suffolk girl did not...

Bracelet can monitor autistics’ pain

A new bracelet that monitors pain in autistic people is to be launched by a medical tech firm. French firm Mdoloris will launch the ANI Guardian next summer. The company promises that it offers “reliable, continuous, and non-invasive” data for...

Call for therapy catch-up after pandemic

Young people who missed out on years of therapy because of the pandemic should continue getting help after they turn 25. That’s the view of Evelyn Ashford, who runs special needs advice group Educational Equality. Normally education, health and care...

Fight lost for tribunal compensation

Parents have lost their fight for compensation for children who win special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunals. Two families wanted to change the law so children who win can get compensation. It would have followed the practice that applies...

Eating disorders more common in autism

People with traits of autism are more likely to have eating disorders, a new study shows. The Japanese research showed the stronger the person’s autistic traits, the fussier they were over food. The population study found those with strong autistic...

Hospital probe ‘must bring change’

The sister of a man held at an under-fire mental health hospital for almost all his adult life says a new abuse probe into the facility must bring real change. Brigene McNeilly’s brother Bryan McCarry, 55, has been held at...

Boy out of school just driven around

An autistic boy is being driven around all day instead of getting a meaningful education, says his mum. Laura Kennedy says her 14-year-old son’s school is preventing him from attending. Kennedy, from Midlothian, in Scotland, is planning legal action for...

Study boosts ketogenic diet for epilepsy

A new study has reinforced the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet in children with drug-resistant epilepsy. It found that the children were more likely to benefit from the diet if they had raised levels of specific bifidobacteria and a...

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