Engage: Mental health services are failing young autistic people
More and more is being done to raise awareness of mental health problems at a public and policy level, and understandably so. One in six adults in the UK has
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Research project aims to use robot-assisted therapies to help children with autism
New research involving the University of Portsmouth is aiming to develop robots to help children with autism in ways humans can’t. The Development of Robot-Enhanced therapy for children with AutisM
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Virtuoso performance kicks off newly created Centre for Autism in Reading
A performance by a talented pianist Derek Paravicini heralded the first event for the newly created Centre for Autism at the University of Reading. Performing a mixture of classical and
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Report: A Trade In People – Explores inpatient healthcare economy of people with learning disabilities
‘A trade in people’ with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics. The new report from the University’s Centre for
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National Autistic Society launch general election campaign to get autism on agenda
The National Autistic Society is encouraging autistic people across the UK, and their families, to talk to their local general election candidates about autism, by holding candidate coffee mornings. The
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Report: 10,000 Voices – Paediatric Autism and CAMHS Project (Northern Ireland)
The 10,000 Voices initiative is designed to capture the lived experience of people who use services and affords them an opportunity to tell their story in a way that enables
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Call for care providers to support campaign to stop over-medication in learning disabilities
Skills for Care has issued a specific pledge for the social care sector to support the STOMP (stopping the over-medication of people) with a learning disability and / or autism
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More children with special needs missing mainstream education, data shows
Children with special educational needs and disabilities are at risk of missing out on an education at a mainstream state school, town hall chiefs are warning. A lack of funding
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Welsh Gov announce extra £7 million for innovative ‘lifetime support’ autism service
Welsh Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans, has announced additional funding of £7 million for the National Integrated Autism Service. The announcement brings the total amount
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Inverclyde commit new funding to improve lives of people with Autism
Delivering better services for children with autism as they grow into adulthood and beyond has been identified as a priority in Inverclyde. Inverclyde Council’s Policy & Resources Committee has approved
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