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Launch of groundbreaking research centre

Children in the UK with autism will soon benefit from ground-breaking studies carried out by a new research centre. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has launched the research centre within Colchester Hospital. The NHS facility is...

Council’s SEN services face scrutiny

Norfolk County Council must provide councillors with regular detailed analysis of its special educational needs services. This follows a ruling by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. The Ombudsman issued a critical report after investigating, for a second time,...

Parents react to £62m care in community

Parents have given a cautious response to a £62 million UK government plan to move people with autism or learning disabilities out of mental health hospitals and into the community. The Community Discharge Fund will operate over three years to...

Face mask rules leave people in fear

Rules about wearing face masks on public transport and in shops are leaving people with autism in fear. Face coverings will be compulsory in England’s shops from 24 July. They have been compulsory on England’s public transport since 15 June....

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...

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