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Cancer drug may reverse genetic autism

Researchers believe a cancer drug could be used to treat a genetic form of autism. Scientists led by Professor Riccardo Brambilla, from Cardiff University, found the experimental cancer drug may permanently reverse the genetic autism. People with a missing region...

Legal fight over exclusion for behaviour

The parents of a teenager with autism excluded from school are leading a fight against expulsions of special needs children. The unidentified family wants to prevent schools excluding pupils over challenging behaviour linked to their condition. Under current rules, their...

Commissioner slams support in N Ireland

Children with special needs in Northern Ireland face “unacceptable” delays getting the support they need in schools. That’s the view of the province’s children’s commissioner, Koulla Yiasouma. Yiasouma has published her first Statement on Children’s Rights in Northern Ireland. Education,...

Girls grow more autistic in adolescence

Girls show an upsurge in autistic traits in adolescence, new research has found. Researchers at the University College of London (UCL) found girls show an increase in autistic social traits later than boys. The UCL team found the traits for...

Mum petitions for forced autism training

All health professionals should receive mandatory training in autism and learning disabilities. That’s the view of Paula McGowan, whose 18-year-old son Oliver died at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, after doctors gave him antipsychotic medication. She has launched a petition calling for...

N Ireland schools ‘almost in crisis’

Schools in Northern Ireland are “almost in a crisis situation” over funding. That’s the view of James Curran, head of Parkview Special School in Lisburn, near Belfast. Curran said underfunding is affecting all schools in Northern Ireland, but particularly special...

Schools ‘unable’ to stop exclusions

Schools lack the funding and specialist support to effectively include all children. That’s the view of Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU). Her comments came after Charity Ambitious about Autism released figures showing a...

Urgent review call for cannabis medicine

The UK government must review cannabis-based products used as medicines “as a matter of urgency”. That’s the view of Ley Sander, who is the medical director of the Epilepsy Society. Sander made the comment before the Home Office did a...

Plea to give carers the breaks they need

New UK government proposals to improve the lives of carers outlined in a Carers Action Plan don’t go far enough. They overlook those providing a “very high level of care”, says Emily Holzhausen, policy director for Carers UK. The UK’s...

Call for autism schools in N Ireland

Vulnerable pupils are missing out due to a lack of autism-specific education in Northern Ireland. That’s the view of Shirelle Stewart, Northern Ireland co-ordinator for the National Autistic Society (NAS). The NAS’s call for autism-specific education comes after the Department...

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