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Discrimination in restricting diagnosis

Moves to restrict autism diagnosis could fall foul of the law as disability discrimination. That’s the view of special needs solicitor Laxmi Patel. She is a partner with law firm Boyes Turner. The NHS in south-west London is considering restricting...

Tory plan hits learning disabled

The Tory manifesto pledge to pay for care by selling people’s homes after death would make it hard for families to leave property to a loved one with a learning disability. So says expert Julie Schwarz, director of the Mencap Trust...

GPs urgently need training in autism

GPs have little confidence in their ability to care for patients with autism, a new report reveals. The report highlights how nearly half of GPs (40 per cent) have not undergone any formal training in autism. The findings come from a study by the...

Cuts hit ‘crucial help’ in N Ireland

A behaviour specialist says children with autism in Northern Ireland are missing out on crucial help because of education cuts. The warning comes from ABA consultant Dr Nichola Booth. She works for Northern Ireland charity Parents’ Education as Autism Therapists (PEAT)....

Hospital brought out of special measures

A children’s mental health hospital where staff used restraint ‘as a first rather than a last response’ has been brought out of special measures. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) brought Huntercombe Hospital, in Stafford, out of special measures after “a...

Plea to politicians over funding crisis

Regional autism charities are calling for urgent intervention by central government to help social care providers avoid financial collapse. They say they have written to the leaders of all the main political parties. Shock to the system The plea follows an...

Language issues don’t cause tantrums

Language difficulties are not the cause of more frequent tantrums in children with autism, according to a new study. Researchers, from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, say parents and teachers often blame language difficulties for causing tantrums. But the researchers say communication problems explained...

Mum tells MPs that schools fail girls

A mum has told MPs that mainstream schools are failing girls with autism. Cath Mackinlay, from Surrey, described the schools as “ill-educated, ill trained and ill-equipped” to spot high-functioning autism in girls. Mainstream schools blame parents Mackinlay was talking to the All Party Parliamentary Group on...

Dad campaigns to save Human Rights Act

The father of a man with autism has launched a petition to save the Human Rights Act. Mark Neary, from Cowley in London, says he used the Act to get son Steven, 27, out of care. Neary, a therapist, believes...

Still stuck in mental health hospitals

NHS England must step up its efforts to get people with learning disabilities out of mental health hospitals. That’s the view of a new parliamentary report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The document says the NHS is failing to...

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