Bipolar sufferer at the forefront of ‘Suicide Crisis Centre’ to save lives
30 Mar 2016 A Bipolar sufferer who runs a long-established support and crisis centre in Gloucestershire has made it her mission to offer one-to-one support for members of the community. |
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Is 80-year-old British pensioner the world’s oldest living man with Down’s syndrome?
23 Mar 2016 A “cheeky chap” who defied all medical odds could be the world’s oldest living man with Down’s syndrome after celebrating his 80th birthday. |
Epilepsy revealed as one of the main reasons for low life expectancy for autism patients
21 Mar 2016 People on the autism spectrum are dying an average of 16 years earlier than the rest of the population because of epilepsy, according to a new study. |
History of autism is nominated for major book award
18 Mar 2016 An ambitious book which has been billed as “a history of autism” has been nominated for a prestigious award. |
Students educated in first ever Schools’ Autism Awareness Week
16 Mar 2016 This week marks the first ever Schools’ Autism Awareness Week, which aims to encourage schools to educate students about the behaviours and characteristics of autism. |
The cat that saved a little girl with autism, and the why the condition is “a positive thing”
14 Mar 2016 The mother of Iris Grace, a six-year-old girl who has been raising awareness of autism through her art, has said that autism ‘is a positive thing’. |
Clegg’s call to action on mental health
11 Mar 2016 The former Deputy Prime Minister has said that still more work needs to be done to improve the quality of the UK’s mental health services. |
BBC announces new documentary on Down’s Syndrome screening test
9 Mar 2016 BBC One has commissioned an hour-long documentary that examines the impact of a new Down’s Syndrome screening test. |
Autistic teenager to be moved to specialist facility after online campaign
7 Mar 2016 An autistic teenager is to be moved to a specialist facility after more than 166,000 people backed a petition by his parents to end his six-month “jail sentence” in a psychiatric ward. |
UK charity launches new resource to improve access to eye care for people with learning disabilities
4 Mar 2016 UK charity SeeAbility has launched a new optometric resource to improve access to eye care for people with learning disabilities. Research estimates that patients with learning disabilities are ten times more likely than others to have serious sight problems and,… Read more » |