The Government appears to have entered a “phase of total apathy” after “abject failure” in addressing the risk of abuse to autistic people and those with learning disabilities who are
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Six police officers have been disciplined, with three leaving the job, for belonging to a racist and ableist WhatsApp group called “The Dispensables”. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
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Speech and language therapy (SLT) is an “incredibly rewarding” job despite current challenges around staffing and waiting lists, two senior therapists have said. SLTs offer support to everyone from pre-term
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A stepmother who filmed her autistic three-year-old stepson as he lay dying from a brain injury has been jailed for 15 years for manslaughter. Leila Borrington (pictured) killed Harvey Borrington
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A nine-year-old boy has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak telling him his parents feel “failed and forgotten” as he pleaded for better support for disabled children and their families.
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Chris Packham said his scars from being misunderstood as a child are still tattooed on his psyche, as he uses his voice in television to shed light on how the
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Antidepressant prescriptions for children in one part of Scotland have increased by almost 60% in six years, research has found. Experts from the University of Aberdeen compared mental health prescriptions issued
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A father of two in his 40s who does not want to receive hospital treatment even though he may not live to see the new year has won a fight
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Terrorists are now more likely to be radicalised online but plots hatched on the internet are prone to fail, research suggests. Academics examined the role the internet played in the
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Neurodivergent children are disproportionately represented in the youth justice system in England. This includes those with conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and speech, language
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