Autistic people, people with autistic family members and people with a learning disability have guided the development of two new core capabilities frameworks. These frameworks can help ensure that staff
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A couple embroiled in a long-running dispute over the care of their autistic son have returned to court for the latest stage of a record-breaking case. The man, who has
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The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland has announced the launch of its new Autism Centre which was opened this week by TV star and mum to autistic twins Christine McGuiness.
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Older people – some in their 80s and 90s – are caring for adult children with severe learning disabilities or autism, a report has found. Researchers say the study, by
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A High Court judge might have to decide whether doctors can force-feed an autistic prisoner being held on remand who is accused of killing a relative. Mrs Justice Lieven has
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The Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University has been engaged on behalf of the regional partnership, North Wales Together, to evaluate their work on transformation of services
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One of the world’s leading centres for research into the underlying causes of mental health issues is marking its 10th anniversary. The MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics is
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The Mental Welfare Commission has published its first themed visit report looking at support for people with autism. The report focuses on one of the most vulnerable groups with this
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An advice hotline should be set up for families of children with learning disabilities and autism who face Christmas “locked up and detained by a medieval practice”, ministers have been
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Thousands of mental health hospital patients with learning disabilities and autism will have their care reviewed over the next 12 months, the health secretary has announced. Secretary of State for
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