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Staffing, training and use of restraints criticised as CQC hits NHS mental health and learning disability trust with 'requires improvement' rating

The Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust has had its learning disability and autism wards rated 'requires improvement'

Chronicle Live

Scotland's largest autism charities want the voices of people to protect the rights of autistic people

The organisations have created a survey to discover the challenges that autistic people and their families face

Daily Record

Leeds boy, 11, who missed two years of school 'feels like he has a future' as he's finally accepted

Joshua Lee has been rejected by four schools with provision for autistic children - but has now found a school outside of Leeds

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Hannah Gadsby on her memoir, Ten Steps to Nanette, and how her autism diagnosis changed her life

After decades of trying to "feel normal", comedian Hannah Gadsby is embracing her biology — and audiences love her for it.

ABC News

West Belfast man with autism publishes first book after struggling with English GCSE

Gerard is hoping his journey can inspire others in a similar position

Belfast Live

Wearable technology can change autistic people’s lives

Many autistic people experience difficulties in expressing their emotions. This can result in increased anxiety, depression, anger and physical health problems. Research shows autistic adults are significantly more likely to experience depression an anxiety than their peers.

The Conversation

Retracted papers are used in clinical guidelines – how worried should we be?

In 1998, a now debunked study claimed that there was a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The fiasco that surrounded this study eroded trust in science and was blamed for a drop in vaccination rates and a sharp increase in cases of measles.

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Mum diagnosed with autism and ADHD at 40 after being told she 'wasn’t bright'

Rachel Winder, diagnosed with autism, dyslexia and ADHD in her forties, has become an 'accidental' neurodivergence influencer

Daily Mirror

Irish family's search for missing autism comfort dog ends in tragedy

After searching across neighbouring lands and the River Maine, asking local farmers had they seen her, begging people to check sheds and barns, her owners started to fear Rua had been stolen.

Irish Mirror

Family's heartbreak as 19 day search for missing support dog ends in tragedy

The Bonnes family, from Randalstown, Northern Ireland, spent 19 days searching for their autism support dog, Rua, before her remains were finally found bringing their huge search operation to an end

Daily Mirror

Most adults with autism can recognise facial emotions, almost as well as those without the condition

Difficulties with social communication and interaction are considered core features of autism. There is a common perception autistic people are poor at recognising others’ emotions and have little insight into how effectively they do so.

The Conversation

TBT Championship: Americana for Autism vs. Blue Collar U, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch

Americana for Autism will meet Blue Collar U in The Basketball Tournament Championship on Tuesday night.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Body recovered from Denver lake believed to be 11-year-old girl with autism

Police eventually found the body in Rocky Mountain Lake in Berkeley around 7.40am. Foul play is not suspected

The Independent UK

Update: Search for autism comfort dog Rua missing for 19 days, ends in tragedy

'One thing we have learned from this horrific journey is that by far, the good in people outweighs the bad and may God forgive the others'

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Daily Mirror

Mum of young boy with autism speaks of kind actions of 10-year-old they met in the park

Rebecca Green was touched when a 10-year-old boy in the park chatted to her autistic son, who is non verbal, before giving him a sweet high five - she says nothing like this has happened before

The Hindu

Spoorthi Child Rehabilitation Centre inaugurated in Vijayawada

It will cater to the needs of children suffering from autism, ADHD

Birmingham Post

How launching a business helped one young entrepreneur navigate working life with autism

"I can create a calm working environment which in turn helps me manage my autism"

Daily Record

‘Drunken and disruptive’ mum escorted off Ryanair plane by police

Lyndsey Fitzsimmons, who is also the sole carer for her 15-year-old son, who has autism and mobility issues, was given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

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Daily Mirror

'I'm at my wits' end because council won't let me home school autistic son'

Alexandra and Giani Fodor want to pull their 11-year-old son David, who has autism, out of mainstream school and teach him at home, however they claim Harrow Council has refused permission

Tribune News Service

‘So rudderless’: A couple’s quest for autism treatment for their son hits repeated obstacles

When Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. “Don’t worry,” his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian’s parents. Kids who grow up in households in which both Spanish and English are spoken are sometimes slower to develop language skills, she said.

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness looks sombre as she's seen for the first time since split from Paddy

Christine McGuinness was spotted near her Cheshire home over the weekend after confirming that she has separated from comedian and TV presenter husband Paddy McGuinness

Wales Online

Mum with autistic son 'sick of people using the condition as an excuse for bad behaviour'

Renée White's 23-year-old son Aidan has autism and she says she is sick of people using the condition as an excuse for bad behavior

Manchester Evening News

'I have an autistic child - I'm sick of people using the condition as an excuse for bad behaviour'

Renée White, whose son Aidan has autism, says some people use the condition as a 'get out of jail free card'

Inverse

You need to watch Ben Affleck’s most divisive thriller before it leaves HBO Max next week

Ben Affleck has long been an action star, but how does he handle a complex thriller in which he plays an accountant with autism?

Daily Record

Christine and Paddy McGuinness' year from hell including adult autism diagnosis to shock split

The couple had been married for 11 years but together for 14 years but have now decided to part ways.

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