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Mum slams adult mental care for teens

The mother of a teenage boy who took his own life after a spell in adult psychiatric care said no young person should experience these settings. Dr Jane Macdonnell said autistic son Harris, 19, was afraid of returning to Huntlyburn...

Welcome for benefit overpayment plan

Plans to text and email carers at risk of benefit overpayments have been welcomed by a charity. Carers UK said it was reacting “positively“ to the move by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP faced criticism for...

Hospital closure a ‘shambles’

A parent campaigner says the delayed closure of scandal-hit Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Northern Ireland is a “shambles”. Glynn Brown says the closure of the facility, in County Antrim, is little more than a poorly planned cost-cutting exercise. Run by...

Sent to hospital for lack of right home

A lack of suitable accommodation within the community is a key reason why autistic people and people with a learning disability have been unnecessarily detained in hospitals, according to a newly released report. According to the study, many patients are...

Research points to cell dysfunction

Evidence for mitochondrial or cell dysfunction in autism is growing, according to new research. The researchers suggest a subset of children on the autism spectrum show biomarkers for mitochondrial problems. Mitochondria produce the energy needed for cells to survive and...

‘National scandal’ of SEN provision

There is a ‘national scandal’ of local authorities not meeting the needs of children with special educational needs (SEN). That’s the view of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Amerdeep Somal. She is calling for a change in UK...

SEN children excluded at six fail at 16

Children with special needs are especially at risk of exclusion from primary school and then failing in secondary school, new research shows. The study found that more than 90 per cent of children excluded in primary school do not go...

Family defeats £2,000 benefits cut

The family of an autistic man have won a High Court case against a council that wanted to deduct more than £2,000 a year from his benefits. Michael Sherratt, 27, is an autistic man with learning difficulties. He lives with...

Buckland slams prosecution of carers

The UK Government’s chief autism advocate has condemned the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for prosecuting carers who unintentionally breach the earnings limit for their benefit. Sir Robert Buckland MP told Autism Eye: “I will be speaking urgently to...

Black and Asian parents fight stigma

Black and Asian parents have told of their struggles against stigma, shame and honour in trying to fight for acceptance of autism. Venessa Bobb says minority families still focus on “normalising behaviour” rather than accepting and understanding autism. Bobb’s 21-year-old...

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