Latest News for Parents & Carers

Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed.

Maddi Neale-Shankster, from Coventry, made the decision after struggling to access beauty treatments. She said she hoped the salon would be a sanctuary for wheelchair users and the able-bodied alike. A place where people did not feel judged, she said.

Derby’s very own, Baasit and Raza Siddiqui, Channel 4 Gogglebox stars, ran the London Marathon. The pair completed the running challenge in aid of Me&Dee, a Derby charity supporting families through very challenging times, raising over £1,400!

Following the success of last year’s acclaimed Inside Our Autistic Minds, which recently won best Specialist Factual series at the Broadcast Awards, the BBC has commissioned a second series, exploring what it is really like to live inside dyslexic and ADHD minds.

Described as a ‘magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo‘, the film is based on her illustrated diary. At 18 she was in an accident and broke her pelvic bone, spine, right leg and collarbone, and was left with chronic pain. While spending months in bed with a full body cast she started painting. The film is in selected cinemas from 8 March, and on Prime Video on 14 March.