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Isolation incidents One in 12 secondary pupils report being put into school isolation rooms at least once a week where they often spend in excess of eight hours, missing more than a full day of lessons, according to research. Children with special educational needs were more than twice as likely to be placed in isolation. More
School fight Support for children with special educational needs in England is fundamentally flawed, a major new report says. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there should be more comprehensive support in mainstream schools which young people can access more easily without a lengthy assessment process. More Crisis in care The family of a disabled man who died after not being given any food for nine days whilst being treated in an NHS hospital has told ITV News “we thought he was having nutrition… but as it turns out, they were starving him”. This comes as an ITV News investigation has revealed a crisis in the care of learning disabled and autistic people. More SENDsational Season A disability advocate and campaigner from Hull wants to make sure young people with disabilities and their families do not miss out on the magic this Christmas. Adam Nielsen is organising the city’s first SENDsational Christmas market in December. More Glow for it! Thousands gathered to light up Stormont Estate over the weekend in a vibrant show of support for autism. The annual Glow Walk took place on Saturday evening, with proceeds going to support Autism NI’s services across Northern Ireland. More Accessibility rewarded A museum has been awarded the National Autistic Society's Autism Friendly Award for its work to ensure it is accessible to people with different needs. Exeter City Council's Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery (RAMM) said it had met the standards needed to ensure it offered an industry approved autism-friendly environment. More No more masking This month, 70 academics and practitioners from all over the world came together in Rome, to be the voice within the Church for differently abled people and their families. "Masking worked (sometimes) in public but it cost me everything in private. " More Write on! A grandmother has created a series of books to help her non-verbal granddaughter living with autism to express her feelings. Joann Jones, from Bristol, said she decided to publish her stories across the UK after seeing how transformative they were for five year old Zaeah. More Art like family An art studio for autistic artists in Kent, south-east England, is thriving, selling more than 70 works in its latest exhibition while offering a space for creativity and connection. More
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It’s a sign! Today, over 100,000 children and adults use Makaton symbols and signs, either as their main method of communication or as a way to support speech. Try the sign of the week. More
Aftercare A Labour MP will urge the Government to set out specifics of how it will provide support to people with autism and learning disabilities when they leave mental health hospitals, sometimes after being there for several years. More School and you A new research project aims to explore the experiences of autistic young people who have struggled to attend school. Participants aged 13-17 years can take the survey that lasts five minutes. More Shop provides purpose A man who sometimes "would not leave" his room says working inside a shop staffed by those with disabilities is helping him back into a stable routine. Wear, a vintage clothes shop and cafe, has taken over an empty unit in Sunderland to help overcome a "lack of opportunities" in the workplace. More Go game Two free computer games designed for autistic children as part of a collaboration between MotionInput Games and the National Autistic Society are now available to download and play. More Autistic and proud King Charles' cousin who became first royal to reveal she has autism announces she is starting a PhD at a prestigious London university. More Securing support After being diagnosed with autism at 56, Peter Baimbridge has been on a journey to support others with the condition through the charity he founded, Salford Autism. He explained how the charity works to support people across Salford and Greater Manchester, but raised concerns that the level of help available to people with the neurodevelopmental condition has declined in recent years. More Blame again There are echoes of mother-blaming in how President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are now talking about autism, pregnancy and vaccines. “This isn’t the first time moms have been blamed for their kids’ autism”, writes Sara Luterman. More Social connection A woman has admitted she "had no friends" and "didn't really go out of the house" before discovering a charity for people with high functioning autism. Tea Griffiths has been a member of Aspie, based in Worcester, for three years and claimed it gave her a social life. More Assessment in crisis A “system-wide” crisis in support for autistic people and those with ADHD and autism requires a nationwide response from across health and social care services, Scotland’s psychiatrists have warned. The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) in Scotland says continuing with the current approach to assessment and support for ADHD and autism is ‘not sustainable’ and ‘a fundamentally different, society-wide response’ is now needed. More Age problem Older autistic people need more help after years of misdiagnosis. Research estimates 90% of Britons over 50 with autism aren’t getting the right support and face added difficulties. More |
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