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NAS slammed for St Andrew’s promotion

Campaigners have attacked the National Autistic Society (NAS) for allowing under-fire mental healthcare group St Andrew’s to promote itself at one of the charity’s conferences. St Andrew’s set up an exhibition stall at the NAS Autism Professionals Conference last Thursday...

St Andrew’s kept in special measures

A controversial mental health unit remains in special measures after being rated “inadequate” for the second consecutive time. St Andrew’s Healthcare Adolescent Service, in Northampton, was given the rating after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in December. The CQC...

School pupils ‘suffer broken bones’

Vulnerable disabled children have suffered broken bones after schools have restrained or secluded them. The Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) and Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland (PABSS) say young people are being harmed by the treatment. In a report, the...

Family fights for life-saving treatment

The family of a two-year old boy with a rare epileptic condition are taking legal action to fight for potentially life-saving medication for him. Charlie Hughes has been denied the medication because of a disagreement between his NHS Trust and the...

Study points to brain cell issue

Faulty brain cells failing to communicate effectively may be an underlying cause of autism, new research suggests. Researchers found people with autism suffer malfunctions in a cell producing a special coating. The coating is myelin, a fatty substance that protects...

Ombudsman slams service provider

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found multiple failures with a children’s services provider. Michael King has strongly criticised Achieving for Children, the children’s service provider for Richmond council in London, for not effectively supporting children with Special Educational Needs and...

Families left with emotional burnout

Families living with a child with severe autism are more likely to suffer emotional burnout, a study has found. A team led by researcher Xue Ming, of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, found families with an aggressive child experienced more isolation...

Work placements planned for 10,000

As many as 10,000 young people with autism could gain work placements over the next two years, thanks to a sponsorship deal with telecoms company TalkTalk. The move sees TalkTalk partnering with charity Ambitious about Autism to extend an employability...

Antipsychotics found to pile on weight

Antipsychotics lead to significant weight gain, a drug safety review has found. Weight gain linked to the drugs, often prescribed off-label for people with autism, can increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Barbara Barton, a psychologist, led the...

Children who regress can miss diagnosis

Children with regressive autism can miss out on a diagnosis because telltale symptoms appear later. That’s the view of autism researcher Dr Paul Whiteley. He made the comments following research from charity Ambitious about Autism. The study found that found...

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