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Calls for businesses to become more inclusive for adults with learning disabilities

Businesses have been urged to make their workplaces more inclusive for adults with learning disabilities after ministers announced a new initiative to help over 2,000 adults with learning difficulties and autism into work.

Evening Standard

Human cells in a rat's brain could shed light on autism and ADHD

Scientists have devised a new model for studying disorders like autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. It uses clusters of human brain cells grown inside the brain of a rat.

WEKU

Scientists grow human brain cells in rats to study diseases

Scientists at Stanford University have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where they grew and formed connections

The Independent UK

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Autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen first to be knighted since death of Queen

The first investiture ceremony since the Queen’s death will be held at Buckingham Palace.

The Independent UK

Paintings made during a lengthy hospitalization bring a boy with autism new audience

PHILADELPHIA -- A year ago, painting watercolors was just another way to give a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, boy with autism periods of peace during a long, difficult hospitalization.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Strangers explain my autism to me

"You don't seem autistic": Those on the spectrum find neurotypicals often explain our condition to us. Why?

Salon

Woman diagnosed with neurological conditions after symptoms 'ignored' in childhood

"Girls were ignored in the 80s when I was growing up"

Liverpool Echo

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Trailblazing autistic ironman Sam Holness excited for ‘biggest race of my life’

The 29-year-old also aims to become the first black professional triathlete with autism.

The Independent UK

Autistic boy left suicidal and had no school for two years after being expelled

"He was suicidal and would not leave his room. He did not want to live. He felt there was no purpose to his life. It was awful, so traumatic"

Wales Online

The next Handmade Canberra Market will have a low sensory shopping hour

People with autism and groups such as nursing homes had been requesting a special period that might better suit their needs.

The Canberra Times

Stockport to get new £17m special school after 'much-needed' plans signed off

Named Pear Tree Academy, the secondary school will provide places for up to 133 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including children who have autism.

Manchester Evening News

Many parents use melatonin gummies to help children sleep. So how do they work and what are the risks?

Sleep is important for psychological and physiological health, but many children have trouble getting to sleep, or getting back to sleep when they wake in the night.

The Conversation

Search for 14-year-old boy with autism missing from Chapel Allerton in Leeds

West Yorkshire Police say Dylan O'Brien is thought to have been in Leeds city centre on Friday

Leeds Live

A tale of redemption

A second chance in life doesn't come easy. But when it does come, will you take it or let it slip away again? British director Eddie Sternberg's feature debut I Used To Be Famous is a musical drama about a South London fairytale that involves a culture clash between a…

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Benzinga

Could Cannabis Improve Quality Of Life In Adults With Autism? This New Study Might Surprise You

A new UK study showed that medical cannabis could improve the quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms in autistic patients.

The Conversation

Should ADHD be in the NDIS? Yes, but eligibility for disability supports should depend on the person not their diagnosis

Eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) came under scrutiny this week, after NDIS minister Bill Shorten said he was considering whether a diagnosis of attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should grant automatic eligibility for the NDIS.

The Independent UK

Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000

The charity DFN Project Search aims to help 10,000 young adults with special educational needs and disability into paid work by 2030.

Daily Mirror

Woman's 4-year fight to free autistic brother, 27, 'locked away' in mental health unit

Elliot Dodds, 27, who was kept in an assessment treatment unit after being diagnosed with autism and epilepsy has finally been released after four years to his family's joy

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Belfast Live

Glow Walk returns to Belfast to raise vital funds for NI's Autism services

It will support Autism NI’s Helpline service which supports over 6,600 individuals every year

The Hindu

Governor releases Hindi version of ‘Advaitha and Autism’

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The Independent UK

Air pollution ‘causes brain damage raising risk of depression and autism in children’, new study shows

Research from Rotterdam found those who grew up around busy roads had abnormal white matter

Dublin Live

Dublin mam vows to stage protest outside the Dail to get autistic son into special school

Her youngest son seven-year-old Jefferson has autism and she is campaigning for him to get a place at a special school

Liverpool Echo

'Friendly' café giving jobs people 'wouldn't be allowed to do'

"It's a very nice café for people to come to and have something to eat"

Daily Mirror

Sam Bailey shares sweet post about her autistic son two years after his diagnosis

X Factor winner Sam Bailey has spoken candidly about her son's diagnosis with autism, after he struggled to deal with large crowds during a family trip to London

Liverpool Echo

Cafe at the heart of community reopens its doors

Bromborough Pool Garden Centre and cafe - staffed entirely by autistic volunteers - has finally reopened

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