We would just like to bring to peoples attention, that although the ADHD NICE Guidelines Patient Booklet mentions under 5 year olds, we are not able to assess for ADHD in children who are under 7 years old.   Please…

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A controversial bill that will recognise British Sign Language (BSL) as a language in England, Scotland and Wales is set to become law after being passed by both Houses of Parliament. BSL-users have been warned that the private members’ bill…

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Thank you to Anna for her presentation on “Navigating Mental Health Services”, which gave a very interesting insight from a Consultant Clinical Psychologist on the NHS services, and how they are changing in the area of mental health.   For…

Having been very proud sponsoring the National Autistic Society’s “Left Stranded” project, which is a long-term response to the mental health crises lots of autistic children and adults face, we are now able to share the “Autism & Mental Health…

An open letter to Rishi Sunak MP: Invest now to end the autism diagnosis crisis. The National Autistic Society wrote to Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of his Spring Statement on Wednesday to tell him he must…

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To all teachers, We’d love your school to join us this World Autism Acceptance Week (28 March – 3 April) and help improve understanding and acceptance of autism. Sign up to our free Autism Practice Education newsletter and receive practical…

Thank you to Karen for her presentation on “processing a diagnosis” for our Post-Diagnostic Support Group meeting this March.   There were a number of links and slides which were mentioned during the presentation, and we have provided these below.…

ICD-11 2022 release ICD-11 is now officially in effect for the national and international recording and reporting of causes of illness, death – and more. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) provides a common language that allows health professionals to…

Over 40,000 sign our petition to save autistic children’s futures On Tuesday, we went to Westminster to tell Nadhim Zahawi, Secretary of State for Education, that he has to act now to save autistic children’s futures. 42,237 campaigners signed our…