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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"

Daily Mirror

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

Chronicle Live

'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

Wales Online

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

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The Times of India

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

Belfast Live

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.

Tribune News Service

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

Daily Mirror

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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

Belfast Live

National autism strategy in the pipeline, with both Coalition and Labor committing to plan

No matter who wins the federal election, Australia is set to develop a national autism strategy — a move that has been welcomed as a "good start" to changing community attitudes to children and young people with a disability.

ABC News

Queen’s Speech to include Mental Health Act reforms aimed at reducing detentions

The Queen’s Speech will include an overhaul of mental health powers to protect patient liberty and prevent those with learning difficulties from being detained without their consent, No 10 said.

Evening Standard

Disability support worker mother slams NDIS as provider reports substantial funding cuts

Bendigo woman Jo Boyd slams the NDIS, saying the system to review plans is not allowing people living with a disability to have the continuity they need.

ABC News

Harvard Students Slam Autism Awareness Panel as 'Violently Ableist'

The event was postponed in order to mollify students who said trying to treat autism was "hateful, eugenicist."

Reason

Mum forced to quit job so she can get autistic son to school

Samantha Bowe's son has spent six months out of the classroom but has finally been offered a place at special needs school

Liverpool Echo

Girl, 10, 'broke down' after being asked why her skin is 'so brown' at school

Her parents said they don't want her staying at the school and are looking to move her elsewhere

Liverpool Echo

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Manchester Evening News

Mum forced to give up her job to take her son to school

Charlie Bowe was offered a place at a school but he had no way of getting there

Tribune News Service

Commentary: End police violence against Black Americans

On April 4, an unarmed Black man named Patrick Lyoya was killed by police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after being pulled over for having mismatched license plates; a white officer shot him in the back of his head. On April 17, Syracuse police aggressively detained a Black boy, just 8…

ABC News

Austin's heartwarming firelighters make CEO on autism spectrum 'visible'

Tasmanian parents make their son, who has autism and is non-verbal, the CEO and public face of their business.

Belfast Live

North Belfast primary school among first to use immersive technology for pupils

"It’s only been installed for a month, but already we have seen the benefits of the Cubbie"

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Mind your language! 10 of the best (and worst) foreign TV remakes, from The Killing to Homeland

TV is flooded with Anglophone versions of hit overseas shows, with the UK take on Call My Agent! the latest example. Here, we examine the good, the bad and the clunky

Belfast Live

Young NI entrepreneur who has been breaking down barriers for children with autism

Aimee was named as Europe's Top Entrepreneur Under 20 for her dedication to educating children and adults on autism

Wales Online

'I was told I would be institutionalised - but now I'm a successful author and public speaker'

Andrew Edwards reflects on his mother's impact on his life, and takes on a huge walk in her memory

The Hindu

India’s first bridgital autism support network set up

Project aims to take specialised care to small towns and rural areas

Daily Mirror

Melanie Sykes discusses living with autism and vows to change perception of diagnosis

Melanie Sykes revealed last year she had been diagnosed with the condition, and said it had been ‘life-changing’ a she celebrated being ‘validated’

The Conversation

Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm: new research

Self-harm – physically hurting yourself – is common in young people, affecting about one in five teens by the age of 18.

Manchester Evening News

"Why does everyone I love have to die?": Fears for teen brothers' future after tragic loss of mum

Ethan and Bailey Oliver also lost their father three years ago, leaving them with no income

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