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National Autistic Society ‘very sorry’ as it agrees to pay family £70,000 amid ‘poor care’ claims

By Bronwen Weatherby, Reporter23rd June 2021News England

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has told a family it is “very sorry” and agreed to pay them £70,000 after it was claimed a 54-year-old autistic man in their care

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

By James Brown & Alex Conner, ADHDadultUK22nd June 2021Engage

Many of us think of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) as a childhood condition – which is typically when it’s diagnosed. But a growing number of people are sharing their

Shortage of specialist learning disability nurses ‘may be putting lives at risk’, RCN warn

By Ella Pickover, Reporter22nd June 2021News England

A shortage of specialist learning disability nurses could be “putting lives at risk”, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that the number of learning disability

Families demand care overhaul for adults with learning disabilities decade after Winterbourne scandal

By Tess de la Mare, Reporter27th May 2021News England

The families of patients held in the notorious Winterbourne View Hospital have written to the Prime Minister demanding better care for adults with learning disabilities 10 years on from the

Pupils with special educational needs not getting enough support for learning – Ofsted

By Eleanor Busby, Reporter14th May 2021News England

Some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are not getting enough help in school to support their learning – even when specialist services are involved, Ofsted has warned.

Report: State of the Nation report indicates alarming rise in social care demand – Access Social Care

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter11th May 2021Reports & Resources

Access Social Care, a charity providing free legal advice for people with social care needs, has released their inaugural State of the Nation report which reveals that demand for social

Landmark ruling allows care workers to legally facilitate vulnerable client visits with sex workers

By Sam Tobin, Reporter29th April 2021News England

Care workers who help vulnerable people to visit sex workers will not be breaking the law, a senior judge has said. In a landmark ruling, a judge in the Court

Autistic teenager who attacked child at Tate Modern ‘not considered risk to public’ at the time

By Ryan Hooper, Reporter28th April 2021News England

An autistic teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from the Tate Modern was not considered a risk to others at the time, despite previously assaulting police and a restaurant worker,

Mother provides distressing evidence of how ‘barbaric and inhumane’ NHS treated autistic daughter

By Ella Pickover and Jemma Crew, Reporters27th April 202127th April 2021News England

A mother sobbed as she described the “barbaric and inhumane” treatment of her autistic daughter while she was in the care of the NHS. NHS worker Benji O’Reilly gave distressing

Disabled woman who died after gross failure in hospital care ‘starved in front of us’, parents say

By Dave Higgens, Reporter26th April 2021News England

The parents of a young disabled woman have described how she “starved to death” in front of them after she was admitted to hospital for a routine eye operation. Patricia

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National Autistic Society ‘very sorry’ as it agrees to pay family £70,000 amid ‘poor care’ claims

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

Shortage of specialist learning disability nurses ‘may be putting lives at risk’, RCN warn

Families demand care overhaul for adults with learning disabilities decade after Winterbourne scandal

Pupils with special educational needs not getting enough support for learning – Ofsted

Landmark ruling allows care workers to legally facilitate vulnerable client visits with sex workers

Autistic teenager who attacked child at Tate Modern ‘not considered risk to public’ at the time

Mother provides distressing evidence of how ‘barbaric and inhumane’ NHS treated autistic daughter

Disabled woman who died after gross failure in hospital care ‘starved in front of us’, parents say

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Learning Disabilities

National Autistic Society ‘very sorry’ as it agrees to pay family £70,000 amid ‘poor care’ claims

ADHD in adults: what it’s like living with the condition – and why many still struggle to get diagnosed

Shortage of specialist learning disability nurses ‘may be putting lives at risk’, RCN warn

Families demand care overhaul for adults with learning disabilities decade after Winterbourne scandal

Pupils with special educational needs not getting enough support for learning – Ofsted

Report: State of the Nation report indicates alarming rise in social care demand – Access Social Care

Landmark ruling allows care workers to legally facilitate vulnerable client visits with sex workers

Autistic teenager who attacked child at Tate Modern ‘not considered risk to public’ at the time

Mother provides distressing evidence of how ‘barbaric and inhumane’ NHS treated autistic daughter

Disabled woman who died after gross failure in hospital care ‘starved in front of us’, parents say