The Latest Breaking News from Autism

Sainsbury's faces court case after banning man's Autism assistance cat from store

Mr Fenn said his cat stops him from feeling 'overwhelmed' and 'anxious' while shopping

Liverpool Echo · May 27, 2022

Man with autism taking Sainsbury’s to court after refusing entry to his assistance cat

Ian Fenn says cat Chloe helps to keep him calm in busy and noisy environments

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Man sues Sainsbury’s for banning his assistance cat Chloe

Feline’s handler, Ian Fenn, who is autistic, brings discrimination case after London supermarket incident

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

Mum 'in tears' over McDonald's worker's 'outstanding' kindness to autistic daughter, 4

Mum Candice Hudspith had just entered the Mcdonald's near Gateshead when four-year-old Harper started screaming and crying but thankfully a kind member of staff stepped in to help

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

Mum 'in tears' over McDonald's employee's kindness towards autistic tot

The kind-hearted worker told the Candice Hudspith 'you're doing an amazing job' and stepped in to help out when the young girl became 'triggered'.

Daily Record · May 23, 2022

Mum 'bursts into tears' in McDonald's after worker's incredible kindness to her daughter

Candice, whose four-year-old daughter Harper has autism, said it meant the world to her

Wales Online · May 23, 2022

Ask the Pediatrician: Do children really need all these vaccines?

Q: I read a lot online about vaccines. Do kids really need so many shots?

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022

Birtley mum 'in tears' over McDonald's worker's 'outstanding' kindness to autistic daughter

The thoughtful McDonald's worker told the mum 'you're doing an amazing job' and stepped in to help out

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2022

Comedian Kathy Lette talks writing, ageing and why she's putting the 'sex' into sexagenarian

When Kathy Lette co-wrote Puberty Blues in the late 1970s, she never imagined she'd become the go-to guide on teenage life. Three decades on, she's ready to put the ‘sex’ into sexagenarian, reflecting on post-menopause life and her mission to age disgracefully.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Why I left the UK’s broken children and young people’s mental health service

Dr Lubna Karim, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, says the plight of British youngsters now reminds her of when she worked in a Romanian orphanage

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022