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Food enzyme tested as autism treatment

Scientists in the US say they are getting ready to publish the results of a trial on a food enzyme as an autism treatment. Researchers at New York drug firm Curemark are still testing the enzyme in a new trial....

Teacher’s rant deeply distressing

A charity says a secret recording of a teacher ranting at a young boy with autism must have been “deeply distressing” for the child and his family. The National Autistic Society (NAS) voiced concerns after Lisa-Marie Quinn’s recording of her...

Evidence grows for autism link to gut

Researchers say mounting evidence points to the role of gut abnormalities in autism. Scientists in China and the US led a review of more than 150 papers on the gut. Gut problems are a common comorbidity in people with autism, say...

Recording of teacher’s rant goes viral

A mother’s secret recording of a teacher ranting at her six-year-old boy with autism has gone viral. Lisa-Marie Quinn, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, posted a recording of her son Aodhan’s treatment at St Teresa’s Primary School on YouTube and Facebook....

Wales on way to having own Autism Act

Wales has moved a step closer to getting its own Autism Act after politicians backed a new law. Welsh Assembly Members (AMs) voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Autism (Wales) Bill last Wednesday (14 June). Paul Davies, Preseli Pembrokeshire AM, put...

Improvements seen after tonsil removal

Scientists say children with autism who also suffer from a sleep disorder “significantly improved” after doctors took out their tonsils and adenoids. Tonsils and adenoids are masses of tissue at the back of the throat and the nasal cavity. Researchers...

Internships only achieve patchy success

Internships have made only “patchy” progress in efforts to get young people with learning disabilities into work. That’s the view of Remploy. The organisation is a major UK provider of job placements for people with disabilities. The Government brought in a...

Promising drug needs ‘vital’ study

A charity says it is vital that new funding is found for a large study into the potential of the drug suramin. The call comes after the medicine showed promising results in a trial featuring children with autism. Suramin has been around since 1916,...

Discrimination in restricting diagnosis

Moves to restrict autism diagnosis could fall foul of the law as disability discrimination. That’s the view of special needs solicitor Laxmi Patel. She is a partner with law firm Boyes Turner. The NHS in south-west London is considering restricting...

Tory plan hits learning disabled

The Tory manifesto pledge to pay for care by selling people’s homes after death would make it hard for families to leave property to a loved one with a learning disability. So says expert Julie Schwarz, director of the Mencap Trust...

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