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Boost for fight to keep hospital open

A flurry of support is boosting an autism charity’s fight against the closure of a hospital for people with learning disabilities. Treating Autism says its petition to save Calderstones Hospital, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, is attracting huge support. The petition has more than 10,300 signatories (as of 19...

‘Disgrace’ of slashed benefits

Officials are making “disgraceful” decisions to slash the benefits of people with learning disabilities and mental health problems. That’s the view of Worcester Citizens Advice volunteer David Matthews. He says those with learning disabilities and mental health problems suffer when...

Mum campaigns over two-hour journey

A young boy with autism who wrote heartbreaking suicide notes has been moved more than two hours away for treatment. Jack Rogan, eight, from Liverpool, is now undergoing treatment in Sheffield. He is around 80 miles away. Jack is staying at the Becton Centre, Sheffield’s specialist children’s...

Crisis keeps 2,500 in treatment units

The appointment of a new learning disability director for NHS England will do little to help get people home from assessment and treatment units (ATUs), says a campaigning parent. Isabelle Garnett says the appointment of Ray James to the new...

Parents take action over N Ireland cuts

Special needs families are placing an “unprecedented” number of calls to a children’s charity amid concerns over education cuts in Northern Ireland. The Children’s Law Centre, in Belfast, says many parents are appealing to a special educational needs and disability tribunal (SENDIST). Appeals over...

Tory MP ‘appalled’ by suicide rate

An MP with an autistic son says she is “appalled” by the high suicide rate among people with the condition. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Conservative MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, spoke of her own struggles in raising her 18-year-old son James. Speaking in a...

Vulnerable people need justice reforms

The justice system is repeatedly failing people with learning disabilities and mental health problems, says a law reform charity. Campaign group Justice says mental health experts rather than the police should identify people with learning disabilities or mental health problems....

Education still failing kids with autism

The education system is still letting down children with autism three years after major reforms, says a new report. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism (APPGA) report found more than half of all children with autism are not happy...

Schools defy law on education to age 25

Many special schools are defying the law by failing to offer places to students over 19, says an expert. Evelyn Ashford, director of advisory organisation Educational Equality, says the schools are flouting new laws extending education to the age of 25. She says very...

Kids feel isolated in mainstream school

Mainstream schools can leave pupils with autism feeling different and vulnerable to low self-esteem and mental health problems, say researchers. The University of Surrey researchers say the way pupils with autism interact with peers plays a “particularly powerful role”. Experiences...

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