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Revealed: serious victimisation of girls

New research reveals the serious extent to which girls with autism are victimised at school. The study found that up to 71 per cent of girls with autism – almost three in four – had become victims. They were subjected to sexual and physical...

Day centre cuts ‘marginalise’ users

Massive cuts to day centres in Oxfordshire will leave people with learning difficulties and autism marginalised. That’s the view of the vice-chair of a special needs family support group. Jan Roast, of the Oxfordshire Family Support Network, spoke out as her local authority ponders...

Children ‘sidelined’ in Scotland

The education system in Scotland is sidelining children with learning disabilities and autism, claims a new report. Research by Enable Scotland, a learning disabilities charity, suggests that children with special needs are suffering. It says they are the victims of informal exclusions and...

Books used to help in finding work

The UK government has backed a project that uses picture books to help people with learning disabilities into work. Damian Green, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, launched the two-year Beyond Words project. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...

Percy’s former role not advertised

A controversial advisory role occupied by Katrina Percy, former boss at Southern Health trust, has not been advertised following her departure, it has emerged. Southern Health’s former interim chair Tim Smart had insisted Ms Percy’s responsibilities in the advisory role involved...

Parents face £703 transport charge

Families of children with learning disabilities in West Berkshire face a fresh round of cuts set to axe free transport. West Berkshire Council plans to make parents of 16 to 18-year-olds with special needs pay £703 a year for transport....

Families win fight for respite centre

Families in Ealing are celebrating after their campaign for a new respite centre paid off, with plans agreed for a £1.5m purpose-built facility. The centre, with six bedrooms, staff accommodation and a garden play area, has been earmarked for Northfields,...

Kids with autism DO make eye contact

Children with autism do not avoid eye contact, but miss social cues when gazing at others, a new study shows. Researchers studied a mix of 86 neurotypical and autistic two-year-olds and found children on the spectrum didn’t look away from...

New test heralds early autism diagnosis

Scientists in the Middle East are working on a genetic test that they hope will pave the way for earlier autism diagnosis and therapy. Kuwaiti scientists Fuad Alkoot and Abdullah Alqallaf say families can wait up to 13 months for an...

Scandal of child mental health spending

Research by an education policy think-tank has shown that much of the extra £250 million a year that the UK’s previous coalition government pledged for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has not reached the front line. The Education Policy...

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