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Families push for supported living homes

Families around the UK are urging councils to build more supported living homes. The moves come after husband-and-wife team Sally and Peter Lawrence persuaded Surrey County Council to build Linden Farm for their son, Simon. 10-bed property The couple spent...

One in four autistic doctors try suicide

One in four autistic doctors has attempted suicide, a new study shows. As well as finding that 24 per cent of autistic doctors have attempted suicide, the research found that more than three in four (77 per cent) have considered...

Unbearable suffering ends in euthanasia

Autistic people and those with a learning disability under the age of 30 have been choosing euthanasia in the Netherlands, it’s emerged. Researchers based in the Netherlands and the UK looked at the records of 927 people who have ended...

Ireland accused of ‘Victorian’ care

The mother of an autistic man says vulnerable adults in Ireland are getting care from the Victorian age. The woman, who has not been identified, says her son is being held at Mayo University Hospital, in Castlebar, because of a...

Campaign for autism training in teaching

The autism and learning disability training rolled out to all hospitals should be extended to education. That’s the view of campaigner Paula McGowan OBE. She led the fight for mandatory autism and learning disability training for health staff following the...

Autism Eye contributor wins award

Autism Eye contributor Stella Chadwick has collected a prestigious award. Chadwick, who writes for Autism Eye Magazine about diet and nutrition, won a Best Children’s Nutritional Therapy Company 2023 accolade in the LUXlife Health, Beauty and Wellness Awards. Her clinic, Brainstorm...

Warning to councils to provide transport

The UK’s Ombudsman has highlighted councils’ duty to provide free, suitable transport to school or college for disabled children and adults. It follows the case of a mother from Stockton-on-Tees. She had to take her young adult son to and...

More families to sue over birth trauma

Growing numbers of families will take legal action over autism linked to their children’s traumatic birth, says a lawyer. Irish solicitor Michael Boylan made the prediction after securing multi-million Euro settlements for several families. Up to €38m won Boylan argues...

Faecal transplants ‘safe, effective’

Faecal transplants are safe and effective for treating autistic adults with gut problems, according to new tests. US researcher Professor James Adams reached the conclusion the transplants were safe after trialling them on 51 adults. Arizona State University (ASU) researcher...

Carers have little hope of more support

Carers are being left with little hope of more support for their work at home or in the workplace. That’s the view of Baroness Andrews, who is the former chair of the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee. Last...

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