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Mental health programme for autistic students gets further funding

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 24, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mental health programme created to empower autistic young people to take control of their mental health before reaching a crisis point has received further three-year funding.

Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 21, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Home-to-school transport costs in England have risen to £2.3bn a year, as increasing numbers of children with special educational needs and disabilities travel farther afield to schools that can meet their requirements, according to a report.

Fighting for their children’s dignity – parents calling for specialised changing areas in hospitals

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 19, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mum has said her local hospital’s failure to install the right kind of toilets to change her disabled daughter means the teenager is sometimes left sitting in her own waste. Natalie Frost’s 16-year-old daughter Sienna has cerebral palsy and regularly...

ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, BBC finds

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 17, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Specialist ADHD services for adults in England are stopping taking on new patients as they struggle to cope with demand, a BBC investigation has shown. The BBC has identified 15 local areas that have closed waiting lists and another 31 that have introduced tighter...

Horror movies have an ableism problem. Isn’t it time we found new ‘monsters’?

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 14, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Films such as Frankenstein still use disability as shorthand for moral depravity. But human behaviour is far scarier than human appearance…

Autism charities can portray autistic people as helpless and a burden

by Charlotte Dolman | Nov 12, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Autism charities are important organisations. They provide essential services for autistic people, influence policy decisions, and often speak on behalf of autistic people. However, this study shows that the language and images large autism charities use mainly...
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