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Around half of kids getting neurodevelopmental assessment show signs of mental distress. We can support them better

Neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), affect one in ten people. While the primary focus is often on these diagnoses, worrying research shows people with neurodevelopmental conditions are at a much higher risk of experiencing serious mental health concerns. They may also find it particularly challenging…

The Conversation

What is 'early intervention' for infants with signs of autism? And how valuable could it be?

Most early support programs for autistic children (also called “early interventions”) are provided after diagnosis. But long waiting times can leave families feeling stressed that they are “missing out” on critical opportunities to support their child.

The Conversation

Hospital emergency departments can be difficult for people with autism, but Toni's helping to change that

Toni Grayson, 11, found going to the emergency department overwhelming — and by speaking up out about it, she has helped develop a new program to ensure other autistic kids don't have the same harrowing experience.

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LOOK: Highlights, photos from the sixth annual Eagles Autism Challenge

LOOK: Highlights, photos from the 2023 #EaglesAutismChallenge

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Funding bid rejected for new special school in Newcastle despite 'significant need'

Council bosses have been left disappointed after seeing the Government turn down an application to fund a new school for children with autism

Chronicle Live

Pedestrian who waved cyclist into oncoming car LOSES manslaughter appeal

At a Court of Appeal hearing, Auriol Grey was refused permission to appeal against her sentence after she shouted a retired midwide into an oncoming car in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire on October 20, 2020

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness says someone filmed her naked while she was in shower

The star says the camera van was in the private road where she lived

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Katie Price dubbed 'the best mum in the world' after poignant confession about Harvey

Viewers of The One Show have flocked to Twitterto gush over Katie Price's unbreakable bond with Harvey who lives with Septo-optic Dysplasia, as well as autism and Prader-Willi syndrome

Daily Mirror

'My son's diagnosis saved my life because I too had symptoms I didn't recognise'

Daily Mirror

Katie Price fears for Harvey's future amid concerns he will never reach his 'dream'

Katie Price's son Harvey has Septo-optic Dysplasia, as well as autism and Prader-Willi syndrome, which means that he requires constant care

Daily Mirror

BBC star 'developed a lot of self-hatred' growing up with autism

Writer and voice actor Rosie King was bullied and harassed when she was growing up. But now she says she's celebrating her uniqueness and imagination.

Wales Online

'Bullies threw rocks at me for being autistic - what I wish my younger self knew'

Rosie King grew up in a world that didn't understand autism and found herself hating her traits and tics - now aged 24, she is embracing and celebrating her differences

Daily Mirror

Glasgow girl with autism misses months of school as she fights for special needs place

Ella has been off school since December as she finds it upsetting and struggles to cope.

Glasgow Live

New CGI images show apartment block for young people with care needs planned for derelict site

Irwell Valley Homes intend to build a two-storey block in Bury to provide 13 supported living flats

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Chronicle Live

'Essential' expansion of Newcastle special school planned to cope with rising pressure for places

There has been a sharp rise in the number of children being diagnosed with autism in the city

Salon

Making it as an autistic comedian

Fern Brady on finding out she was on the spectrum, and the specific struggles that autistic women face

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eagles buzz: Jason Kelce set to pivot towards career in NFL media

Jason Kelce set for Pat McAfee style pivot in sports media; Phillies Managing Partner and his wife contribute $150K to Eagles Autism Challenge

ABC News

Adventurer Scott Daniel calls for operators to be more understanding of tourists with assistance dogs

Scott Daniel rarely left the house before he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. But he has since made up for lost time with faithful companion Reign by his side.

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Manchester Evening News

Much-needed special school build hit with extra £10m bill - and year-long delay

Hawthorns School caters for pupils with a range of ‘complex’ special educational needs, including autism

Fortune

Men speak openly about their neurodivergence and achieve career success. Women? Not so much

Neurodivergent women are just as successful as their male peers, yet rarely receive the same acclamation for their achievements.

The Guardian - AU

Australian terrorism prediction tool considered autism a sign of criminality despite lack of evidence

Independent report into Vera-2R, released through FoI, found it was ‘extremely poor’ at predicting risk of offending

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness shares sleepless, teary nights as autism is mistaken for rudeness

Christine McGuinness reveals how showbiz events used to leave her 'up all night in tears and overthinking' in the past and explains how she manages to live life in the spotlight alongside living with autism

The Hindu

Mammootty and Mohanlal join celebrities from different walks of life in a series of videos to raise awareness of autism

Dublin Live

Welcome to Wrexham star Paul Mullin 'blown away' after Conor McGregor €10,000 charity donation

The UFC star made the donation last month to Your Space, a Wrexham charity for children with autism

ABC News

Disability royal comission hears multiple government agencies failed to intervene in neglect of Brisbane teens with autism

Teen brothers were found locked in their room, naked and in soiled nappies, after their father was discovered dead from a terminal illness at their home in Brisbane's northern suburbs.

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