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Dad of boy who died fights for NHS care

The father of a boy with autism who died after being discharged from hospital is campaigning to improve NHS care. Richard Clements’ son Harry Procko was just four years old when he died. Clements took Harry to Queen’s Medical Centre, in Nottingham, on...

Anorexic women display autism traits

Women with anorexia show clear traits of autism, a new study has concluded. The traits were evident even after the women brought their eating disorder under control and achieved a normal weight. Social skills Researchers also found similarities between anorexia...

Apprentice plan fails learning disabled

An education consultant claims the new Government-appointed body overseeing apprenticeships is not standing up for people with learning difficulties. David Harbourne said the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has been silent on getting more people with learning difficulties onto training programmes....

Research weak while autism costs £32bn

Autism costs the UK economy £32 billion a year. Meanwhile, the needs of people with the condition remain unmet, a new report concludes. The study comes almost a decade after the Autism Act 2009. Nevertheless, it finds efforts to collect data to examine...

Study finds faecal transplants effective

Children with autism may benefit from faecal transplants to rebalance the gut, a study has found. Researchers at Arizona State University used faecal transplants from healthy donors to assess the impact on 18 children with autism. The children’s ages ranged...

Fight to treat autism-related illnesses

A charity is fighting to halt the closure of a secure facility for people with learning disabilities. Instead of closing the premises, it wants the National Health Service to convert them into a specialist centre for autism-related illnesses. Treating Autism says the...

Rise in pathological demand avoidance

There has been a “marked increase” in children diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance (PDA), according to an expert psychologist. The expert is Sally Kane, a specialist at the UK’s leading authority on PDA, the Elizabeth Newson Centre in Nottinghamshire. She said awareness of...

Disabled children hidden from society

The care system must stop institutionalising disabled children with complex mental needs at a young age, a review says. The study focused on youngsters with challenging behaviour and a mix of mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism. It found...

Mental health problems go undiagnosed

Thousands of people with learning disabilities may have undiagnosed mental health problems, experts fear. New guidance recommends that people with learning disabilities should have their mental health checked every year. The guidance comes from the National Institute for Health and...

Overcoming autism brings new conditions

Most children who overcome autism will later develop related psychiatric conditions, research has found. The study found that a new condition had at some point been diagnosed for 92 per cent of children in the study. The new conditions included attention deficit...

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