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NHS admits Oliver’s death avoidable

The death of an autistic teen after suffering an allergic reaction to antipsychotic medication was “potentially avoidable”. That’s the view of the specialist Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) into the death of 18-year-old Oliver McGowan. The teen’s brain swelled so...

£1m work boost for autistic graduates

Graduates with autism who have problems finding employment are to receive support from one of the UK’s banking giants. Working in partnership with UK charity Ambitious about Autism, Santander is ploughing £1 million into a ground-breaking higher education employment programme....

Social care cut when it was needed most

Seven in ten (69 per cent) people with a learning disability had their social care cut when they needed it most, leaving many stuck in lockdown. That’s according to a survey of family carers by charity Mencap. Needs increased during the...

Virus-hit Scots helped by £100k grant

Families in Scotland are set to benefit from a £100,000 grant to charity Scottish Autism. The organisation will use the funds to create an online coaching and counselling service. It will aim to support autistic people and their families through...

Mum urges fight over hospital detentions

A human rights group must continue piling pressure on the UK government over autistic people in hospitals. That’s the view of campaigning parent Caroline Hopton. She is urging the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to keep fighting over detentions...

Patients dragged, slapped and kicked

Staff at a mental health hospital dragged, slapped, kicked and shoved patients with autism and learning disabilities. The shocking details emerged following an inspection of private hospital Cygnet Yew Trees, in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. An inspection report by the Care Quality...

Drug ‘no better than a sugar pill’

A drug that held out as a promising autism treatment is no better for social skills than a sugar pill. That’s the conclusion of new research on bumetanide, a diuretic used for water retention. A team of Dutch researchers at...

Study will measure lockdown’s impact

Researchers are weighing up the impact of lockdown on people with autism. Families saw respite stripped back and education services cut during the coronavirus pandemic. Francesca Happé, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at King's College London, is leading the research....

Disability rights due to be restored

Emergency powers allowing councils to downgrade disability rights will end on 25 September. The UK Government introduced the powers during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the Coronavirus Act, councils only had to show they had made ‘reasonable endeavours’ to provide education....

Charity claims carers don‘t want wage

A leading carers’ charity says “a lot” of carers do not want a wage. The controversial claim was made by Emily Holzhausen, director of policy for Carers UK. Despite promoting itself as a “champion” of carers’ rights, the charity does...

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