Webwatch: New app will help people with autism influence tech developments
A new mobile app has been launched which aims to tap into the creative juices of people with autism to find new tech solutions to some of the everyday challenges
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Report: Exploring concerns in child’s diagnosis of a learning disability
Over the years ENABLE Scotland has become increasingly aware of the gap in services to meet the challenges faced by parents at the early stages of a child’s diagnosis of
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Project enhances support for people with autism and sight loss
A two year collaborative project has shown that educating autism practitioners in vision awareness has increased access to eye care and improved day-to-day support services for people with autism and
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New Book: Guide to Autism and Asperger’s self-diagnosis for adults
AM I AUTISTIC? is a new style of self-help book for the UK and US market which takes the reader through a step-by-step guide to autism self-diagnosis and also looks
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Call for health and care professionals to recognise benefits of care farming
The health and wellbeing benefits of care farming are being overlooked by many health professionals as they simply do not know enough about it, according to a new report. Essex
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Applications invited for Autism innovation and development funding
Scottish Ministers are continuing their commitment to develop and enhance services for people with autism and we are now seeking applications for innovation and development funding which will be available
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People with autism demonstrate ‘greater quality of creative ideas’
Autistic traits may be socially disabling but are also linked to original thought and creativity, research has shown. Scientists found that when asked to provide solutions to a problem, people
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ADHD children who ‘grow out’ of condition have higher IQs, study shows
Children who “grow out” of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have higher IQs than those who do not, a study has shown. Around one in 20 children are affected by
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Report: Prevalence of Autism and Aspergers Syndrome in children (Northern Ireland)
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published ‘The Prevalence of Autism (including Aspergers Syndrome) in School age Children in Northern Ireland 2015’. Key Facts and Figures:
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Cardiff academics develop new test to help diagnose autism in adults
Cardiff University psychologists have developed the first self-assessment test designed to help clinicians diagnose autism in adults Published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the test measures the
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