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For this 9-year-old with autism, ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ is just a phrase that gives him courage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sheletta Brundidge was trying to enjoy a family vacation. The mother of four had packed up their Camping World RV for spring break in early March for the 18-hour trip from their Minnesota home to her native Houston for the city’s Livestock Show and Rodeo.

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Boy expelled from school at four-years-old FINALLY gets a place after year at home

Laura Jordan, from Redditch, Worcs, said her son Zac has fallen behind during the seven months he has spent at home following his expulsion - and he still cannot read or even write his own name

Daily Mirror

Family of Durham boy with mental age of one-year-old to fundraise so he can holiday at home

Kurt Jackson, from Perkinsville, near Chester-le-Street, was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and is unable to go on trips or holidays

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A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

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Ex-Hollyoaks star who faced driving ban argues 'exceptional hardship' in court

Former Hollyoaks actress Faye Ayers has a four-year-old daughter who has a diagnosis of autism, learning difficulties and ADHD.

Daily Mirror

Artist presents carving to charity

Billy Kerr of Bathgate decided to create the carving for the national autism charity after a conversation with his friend and broadcaster, Stuart Cosgrove

Daily Record

Inside mental health campaign changing lives for footballers with autism and disabilities

Luke Degilbert struggled to get on board with regular Sunday league football, but the keen player - who has autism - has found a new and welcoming community with local club Newport County

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Young man with autism beaten up while out walking in Donegal

Greg O'Donnell was set upon by at least two men who jumped out of a black car and punched him a number of times

Irish Mirror

'Parents need more than a one size fits all approach to children's education'

Disability campaigner Anna Morell says for many kids, especially those with conditions such as autism and ADHD, school is a brutal place and they struggle to adapt

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness says she enjoyed 'time away from the kids' while filming The Games

Christine McGuinness is among the competitors on celebrity sports show The Games which began on ITV last night, with the competition continuing on weeknights for the rest of the week

Daily Mirror

Desperate Dublin mum protests outside Dail to get autistic son into new school

Her youngest son Jefferson has autism and needs an SNA

Dublin Live

Privilege-shaming is backfiring

Privilege-shaming often fails to change anyone's mind — and could even be pushing many to the right, experts say

Salon

Christine McGuinness breaks down during The Games training as she battles anxiety

Christine McGuinness, 34, broke down in tears and revealed that she was more scared of the crowds than she was the events. The mum-of-three was diagnosed with autism last year

Daily Mirror

ITV The Games: Christine McGuinness' ADHD diagnosis, children and family life

Christine McGuinness was diagnosed with ADHD not long after finding out she had autism

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ITV's The Games line-up: Which celebrities are taking part in the new series?

Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, Ryan Thomas, Christine McGuinness and Lucrezia Millarini are among the stars competing in ITV's The Games

The Guardian - UK

Reforms to mental health services are long overdue

Letters: Patrick Callaghan welcomes proposed changes to the Mental Health Act

Manchester Evening News

ITV The Games: Who are the celebrities in the line-up and where you know them from

12 celebs from the likes of Emmerdale and Coronation Street to Strictly Come Dancing and The Wanted have signed up for the live series

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness says she has been diagnosed with ADHD after learning she has autism

Christine McGuinness, 34, who is married to Paddy, has said discovering she has Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has "opened up my life"

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Ashington man who almost died from blood clot to climb Mount Everest to prove doctors wrong

The devoted dad is taking on Mount Everest to raise funds for charity Autism Awareness and make his son proud

Wales Online

'Makaton sign language helps my teenager tell me how he’s feeling'

Luc Lederle, 16, has autism and is non-verbal, but now he can communicate and even make jokes with help from the sign language that combines some speech

The Times of India

'Autism is a condition, not a disease': Mother-activist Mugdha Kalra shares her account of raising a child with autism

Reality only occurs to us when it hits us.

Belfast Live

Shankill Road café hoping to be there for people with additional needs

All members of staff at Izabella's Delights come from a caring working background

Tribune News Service

Children in need of psychiatric care end up waiting in ER for days

Before the pandemic, when child psychiatrist Abbie Donovan would head down to see young patients stuck in the hospital emergency department for lack of a psychiatric bed, she would find just a couple, and knew their limbo would last just a day or so.

Daily Mirror

Christine McGuinness 'absolutely petrified' over live TV show after autism diagnosis

Former model Christine McGuinness said she is having 'meltdowns' at having to compete on live TV during the week-long reality sports show The Games, which starts on ITV on Monday night

Belfast Live

Co Down woman on how charity helped her cope with mum's shock cancer diagnosis

Kirstie was diagnosed with autism in her teens and understanding her mum's cancer diagnosis was a very difficult time

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