Collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study in the journal Autism reports. Led by Anna Cook, PhD student at
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Children with disabilities face discrimination under equality laws which allow schools to exclude them for “challenging behaviour”, a judge has ruled. Judge Alison Rowley, sitting in the Upper Tribunal, said
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The loss of learning disability specialists could lead to a return to Victorian-style care, leading nurses have warned. The number of learning disability nurses in England dropped by 40% from
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Use of the drug Ritalin to treat UK children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) should be stepped up rather than reduced, a new study suggests. Evidence shows 5% of
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Early signs of autism can be detected in babies by playing peek-a-boo, research has shown. If their brains respond less than they should to the stimulating game they are more
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Springwatch star Chris Packham’s partner has told how his Asperger’s syndrome affects their relationship. Packham, 57, was diagnosed with the condition – an autism spectrum disorder that affects how people
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Scientists have discovered a possible treatment to reverse a genetic form of autism – by using cancer drugs. A team of researchers have discovered that an experimental drug can potentially
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A gifted student who stabbed an autistic teenager to death over a “pathetic” row on social media has been jailed for 21 years. Paul Akinnuoye, 20, from Tunbridge Wells in
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People with learning disabilities helped to deliver a custom-made pair of shoes to the Prime Minister in a bid to encourage Government officials to better understand their lives. The unusual
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The parents of an autistic woman who died after being struck by a lorry have won a legal battle to replace the coroner overseeing her inquest. Colette McCulloch (pictured), 35,
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