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Call for autism mental health service

The resumed Northern Ireland Assembly needs to set up a specialist autism mental health service to cope with the severe needs of its population. That’s the message from Kerry Boyd, head of the charity Autism NI. Boyd said autism assessment...

Reseachers want better dual diagnosis

A research team is calling for better ways of carrying out a dual diagnosis of autism and epilepsy. Studies have suggested anywhere between 2 per cent and 46 per cent of autistic people suffer from epilepsy. The research team’s call...

New home joy after ‘horrific’ care

An autistic woman who was held in seclusion by a “horrific Victorian care package” has made a start in a new home. Bethany was left “utterly institutionalised” following her 22-month stay at Northampton hospital St Andrew’s Healthcare, says dad Jeremy....

School meal refusal? Swap to vouchers

Free school meals guidance is being updated because tens of thousands of disabled children miss out. The UK Government’s move follows an inclusive meals campaign and legal action that highlighted the scale of the problem. Unable to eat at school...

Council ‘may force residential care’

Autistic people and those with learning disabilities are under threat from a new Bristol City Council policy that could force them into residential care. That’s the view of Mark Williams, a campaigner with disabled people’s group Bristol Reclaiming Independent Living....

Autistic kids cost £2,650 a year extra

Families and carers face extra costs of more than £2,650 a year to raise a child on the autism spectrum, a new study shows. The research looks at the higher costs of everyday household and play items, such as furniture,...

Antipsychotics ‘still used as cosh’

Antipsychotic medications are still widely used as an off-label “chemical cosh” on autistic people and people with a learning disability. That’s the view of campaigner Paula McGowan. She says medics should always seek a “non-pharmaceutical approach and work closely with...

Family wins overnight respite care

The parents of a disabled teenager have forced a local authority to give them overnight respite after warning they were at crisis point. The family took the case to the High Court. The Court ruled Hackney Council acted unlawfully by...

NHS is still failing learning disabled

National health and care systems in the UK are not designed to look after people with learning disabilities effectively. That’s the key finding from a report on the care of learning-disabled adults in acute NHS hospitals. The Health Services Investigations...

Long-term hospital ‘destroys lives’

Long-term hospital stays for people with autism and learning disabilities are a “national scandal” that destroys lives. That’s the view of Labour MP Barbara Keeley, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on disability. The MP has called on the UK...

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