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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...

Drug has remarkable effect on toddler

An autistic toddler given a drug to treat swelling improved so much she fell below the cut-off score for the condition, claims new research. The two-and-a-half-year-old girl was treated with bumetanide at a hospital in Changchun, China. Medics first gave...

Autistic mothers call for extra support

Nearly two-thirds of autistic mothers say they need extra support, research shows. Researchers Alex Pohl and Sarah Kaarina Crockford found 60 per cent of the mothers had anxiety speaking to professionals. The Cambridge University researchers also found up to 80...

More protection for Scottish school kids

Autistic and learning-disabled children at risk of restraint and seclusion in Scotland’s schools are to get better protection. The Scottish Government will produce guidance based on human rights. The move follows the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Scotland starting...

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