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Autism mums miss out on careers

Women with autistic children are more likely to give up work in the first five years after birth, a new study has found. Israeli researchers Dr Raanan Raz and Ofir Pinto found having an autistic child may “irreversibly” affect a...

Eating disorders rise during lockdown

Lockdown stress and the lack of a school routine are fuelling a rise in eating disorders among children with autism. That’s the view of specialised nutritionist Joanna Neeson, who works with autistic children through the Wyse Bites programme. It offers...

Criminal probe into Oliver‘s death

British police are to investigate the death of teenager Oliver McGowan, who was prescribed antipsychotic medication that an inquest said led to his death. The drug in question, Olanzapine, was administered to Oliver, 18, from Bristol, at the city’s Southmead...

Families fight special education cuts

Two families of disabled children are challenging the UK Government over its moves to strip away the right to education during the coronavirus pandemic. The families are bringing a judicial review after the Government’s Coronavirus Act relaxed duties on councils...

Concern at ignorance of mask exemptions

Concerns are growing that officials are failing to make clear that disabled people do not have to cover their faces on public transport. The UK Government introduced new rules on Monday (15 June 2020). These insist that everyone in England...

Share your educational experiences

Researchers are seeking views about the way educational experiences may affect the mental health of young people with and without autism. Dr Ann Ozsivadjian, Dr Vicky Milner and colleagues at King’s College London say the coronavirus lockdown and gradual easing...

Autism exemption for travel masks

People with autism will be exempt from new rules insisting everyone must wear a face covering on public transport. The intention behind the rules is to slow the spread of coronavirus. The regulations could see other people fined or told...

Virus deaths in care more than double

The number of people with learning disabilities who have died in care has rocketed during the coronavirus pandemic. New figures from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) show that deaths more than doubled compared to a year ago. Up to 386...

Activists demand virus death figures

Campaigners are threatening legal action to force the government to publish figures on the numbers of people with autism and learning disabilities killed by coronavirus. Activists Dr George Julian, Simone Aspis, Mark Neary and Dr Sara Ryan are demanding answers....

At high risk of death, but denied tests

People with learning disabilities and autism are being denied crucial coronavirus tests. Government rules say anyone over 65 showing symptoms can get a test. Others showing symptoms can also be tested, including key workers and those who can’t work from...

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