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Kids feel isolated in mainstream school

Mainstream schools can leave pupils with autism feeling different and vulnerable to low self-esteem and mental health problems, say researchers. The University of Surrey researchers say the way pupils with autism interact with peers plays a “particularly powerful role”. Experiences...

£5,500 cut for families with disability

Some families living with disability will end up more than £5,500 a year worse off due to welfare reforms. That's the claim of a new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report. It says changes to tax, social security and public...

Teen’s doctor faces being struck off

A psychiatrist who admitted multiple failings over the death of a teenager with autism could be struck off. Dr Valerie Murphy is facing a sanction. It follows a tribunal ruling that she was guilty of misconduct and her fitness to practice impaired following...

Scientists near to predicting aggression

Researchers are working on the “holy grail” of autism technology — a wearable monitor that predicts aggression. Five children’s psychiatric hospitals have come together to develop the device. They have named their joint effort the Autism and Developmental Disorders Inpatient Research Collaborative....

Tribunal decides Connor doctor’s fate

A tribunal is set to decide whether to sanction a psychiatrist over the death of a teenager with autism. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has been meeting to continue its probe into Dr Valerie Murphy’s failings over the death of...

Mum’s health affects child’s autism

Children with autism are more likely to show severe social symptoms if their mother had chronic asthma or allergies while pregnant. That’s the finding of new research by scientists at the University of Sydney, in Australia. They believe that the child’s immune...

Epilepsy may be treated with supplement

Researchers believe they may be able to treat epilepsy with the dietary supplement glucosamine. The finding comes from scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). They discovered that glucosamine dampens the hyperexcitability in neurons that is linked to epileptic seizures....

NHS watchdog demands community care

Specialised community care is needed for people with challenging behaviours so they do not end up on psychiatric wards or in residential homes. That’s the view of the NHS watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). It...

Social workers aim to cut hospital stays

Six councils are taking part in a named social worker pilot scheme designed to cut lengthy hospital stays for people with learning disabilities. Under the scheme the social worker acts as a single point of contact. This includes providing advice and...

Charity condemns harm of benefit change

Benefit changes are harming people with a learning disability by making their conditions worse, says a charity. Mencap says when people move from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) they feel confused and worried about money....

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