Children in the UK with autism will soon benefit from ground-breaking studies carried out by a new research centre. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has launched the research centre within Colchester Hospital. The NHS facility is...

The abuse people with autism face by not wearing masks in public places has lead families to campaign to overturn the law on the need to wear them.   Jen, 44, from Birmingham, who does not want to reveal her...

Norfolk County Council must provide councillors with regular detailed analysis of its special educational needs services. This follows a ruling by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. The Ombudsman issued a critical report after investigating, for a second time,...

Parents have given a cautious response to a £62 million UK government plan to move people with autism or learning disabilities out of mental health hospitals and into the community. The Community Discharge Fund will operate over three years to...

Rules about wearing face masks on public transport and in shops are leaving people with autism in fear. Face coverings will be compulsory in England’s shops from 24 July. They have been compulsory on England’s public transport since 15 June....

Women with autistic children are more likely to give up work in the first five years after birth, a new study has found. Israeli researchers Dr Raanan Raz and Ofir Pinto found having an autistic child may  “irreversibly” affect a...

Lockdown stress and the lack of a school routine are fuelling a rise in eating disorders among children with autism. That’s the view of specialised nutritionist Joanna Neeson, who works with autistic children through the Wyse Bites programme. It offers...

British police are to investigate the  death of teenager Oliver McGowan, who was prescribed antipsychotic medication that an inquest said led to his death. The drug in question, Olanzapine, was administered to Oliver, 18, from Bristol, at the city’s Southmead...

Two families of disabled children are challenging the UK Government over its moves to strip away the right to education during the coronavirus pandemic. The families are bringing a judicial review after the Government’s Coronavirus Act relaxed duties on councils...

Concerns are growing that officials are failing to make clear that disabled people do not have to cover their faces on public transport. The UK Government introduced new rules on Monday (15 June 2020). These insist that everyone in England...