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Meltdown after mum forced from cinema

The mum of a five-year-old boy with autism has told how her son suffered a meltdown after being forced out of a cinema. Vicky Page says she was forced to leave a screening of Dumbo. It followed a woman complaining...

’Abject failure’ of hospital plan

Moves to cut the number of people with autism and learning disabilities in long-stay hospitals have ended in “abject failure”. That’s the view of Barbara Keeley, shadow minister for social care. Well below target Keeley criticised the government’s Transforming Care...

Minister calls for inclusive society

Health and social care minister Matt Hancock says he wants to help build a society where autistic people can enjoy their daily lives “without fear of judgement”. Hancock wants to raise awareness of autism so people are more understanding of...

Potential treatment found for Fragile X

Researchers have linked faulty cells to the leading single-gene cause of autism — Fragile X syndrome. They found that when brain cells lacking in Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) did not mature it resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction. Mitochondria supply...

Kids suffer in Wandsworth funding crisis

Vulnerable children are going without vital help in an affluent Tory-run borough because of a special needs funding crisis. That’s the view of Anita Conradi, the Wandsworth officer for the National Education Union (NEU). Conradi says there has been no...

Charity slams Labour over neurodiversity

An autism charity has criticised the Labour Party for backing neurodiversity. Charity Thinking Autism accuses the neurodiversity movement of refusing to accept the medical basis for autism. Labour launched its Neurodiversity Manifesto last September. Neurodiversity casts autism as simply a...

Study calls for interventions for adults

Children with severe autism are more likely to struggle as adults with persistent challenging behaviours. That’s the finding of a study by Professor Amaria Baghdadli, a French autism researcher. She specialises in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University Hospital of Montpellier....

Mum sues over teeth removal death

The mother of a woman with learning disabilities who died after having all her teeth removed is suing medics. Diana Johnston is taking legal action over the death of daughter Rachel last November. ‘Failed to consult’ over decision to remove...

‘More help needed’ in N Ireland

More help is needed for special needs children in Northern Ireland amid concerns over rocketing autism rates. That’s the view of Karen Mullan, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Northern Ireland, who is Sinn Féin’s education spokesperson. Mullan,...

Vaccine studies ‘wrongly focused’

Population studies on autism rates will never uncover possible links to vaccines. That’s the view of Jackie Fletcher, founder of UK support group Justice, Awareness and Basic Support (JABS). Fletcher made the comments after a population study by Danish researchers...

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