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Connor Sparrowhawk doctor still at work

A psychiatrist who admitted a series of failings over the death of a teenager with autism is understood to be still working in Ireland. Dr Valerie Murphy was the lead clinician in charge of Connor Sparrowhawk’s care when the 18-year-old...

Music therapy found to be of little help

Music therapy is of little help in alleviating the symptoms of autism, a study has found. The finding is a blow to many people who promote the therapy as a way to help children with autism. The researchers, based in Norway, came to their conclusion after studying...

Children’s social care ‘in crisis’

Children’s social care is close to breaking point, council leaders are warning. They say 75 per cent of councils in England are overspending on their children’s services budgets by more than half a billion pounds. Growing demand for support is, they say, the...

OCD sufferers urged to consider drugs

People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have inflammation in the brain, a new study has found. Inflammation is the body’s reaction to infection or injury. The scientists say this means their findings indicate that sufferers from OCD should consider using drugs...

Stress ‘likely cause of gut issues’

Scientists say gut problems that children with autism experience may not be linked to diet. Instead, they say it’s more likely that stress is the cause of problems such as constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in autistic children. Researchers at the University of Missouri...

Self-harm crisis of delays in diagnosis

Children and adults self-harm while enduring lengthy waits for an autism diagnosis, says an expert. Autism tutor Rachel Church says both research and clinical evidence point to a greater risk of self-injury in those waiting for a diagnosis or treatment....

US Army tests cannabis extract on autism

The US Army is paying a New York hospital to trial a cannabis extract as an autism treatment. The United States Department of Defense is sponsoring the trial at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. The study will focus on the use...

Ritalin ’may damage the brain’

Scientists say children treated for ADHD with Ritalin may suffer damage to the brain’s impulse control in adulthood. Researchers found early exposure to methylphenidate, or Ritalin, lowers levels of Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the pre-frontal cortex of adult brains. The researchers, from the University...

Clubs exclude one in two autism families

Out-of-school clubs have excluded one in every two families who have a child with autism. That’s according to a Facebook survey by autism campaigner Anna Kennedy. Families said that the rejection made their child feel upset and isolated. Despite the clubs excluding them, more...

Four in five suffer poor mental health

As many as four in every five young people with autism (80 per cent) have experienced mental health problems, new research shows. And more than two thirds, or 68 per cent, lack confidence to get support. These are among key findings...

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