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Mum videos son’s shocking restraint

Shocking images of police restraining a handcuffed 12-year-old autistic boy in school have surfaced on social media. The child’s mother, Sharron Faiq, has posted a video of the incident on YouTube. The restraint took place at Dukeries Academy, Nottinghamshire, over...

Learning disabled badly over-medicated

Young learning-disabled adults suffer from over-medication with potentially harmful drugs, according to new research. The study found that doctors are three times more likely to prescribe young learning-disabled adults with a mix of drugs linked to long-term health problems. Dr...

Problem with identifying anger: study

Autistic people may find it difficult to identify facial expressions – particularly anger – in real-world situations. That’s according to new research by the University of Birmingham. Speed and intensity affects recognition The study found that the ability of autistic...

Politicians back crackdown on restraint

A campaigning mum has won cross-party support for her calls to reduce restraint in Northern Ireland’s special schools. Deidre Shakespeare is leading the fight for tougher rules in the province by campaigning for “Harry’s Law”. Shakespeare, from County Tyrone, has...

Oliver: doctor faces investigation

Almost five years after the death of autistic teen Oliver McGowan, the General Medical Council (GMC) has announced an investigation into the doctor who prescribed an antipsychotic that an inquest ruled was a “significant factor” in his death. Dr Monica...

Mum tells of battle over tribunal law

The mum of an eight-year-old autistic boy has told of her battle to change the law so families who win tribunals get compensation. The 45-year-old single mum said disabled children are the last group left unprotected by compensation payments for...

Mum wins compensation over education

A local authority has been told to pay compensation to a family for a delay in providing special needs education and support. The move sends a strong signal to other local authorities over meeting their special needs obligations. The compensation...

Fight for tribunal compensation

Two families are fighting to change the law so children who win special educational needs and disability tribunals get compensation. While adults who win disability discrmination claims at tribunals receive compensation, families who fight for children at the same hearings...

‘Travesty’ of four-year diagnosis

Waits of up to four years for an autism diagnosis in Northern Ireland are a “complete travesty”. That’s the view of Kerry Boyd, chief executive of charity Autism NI. Boyd spoke out after new official figures revealed that almost 4,500...

Long-stay hospitals ‘must close’

All long-stay mental health hospitals for people with learning disabilities and autism must close to avoid future abuse scandals. That’s the view of Sir Stephen Bubb, who wrote a landmark report on the Winterbourne View scandal, and of parent Steve...

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