Although Bronze was only diagnosed as autistic in 2021, the news did not come as a huge surprise to her. “It was something I always knew about in a way,” she says. “My mum had spoken about it from a very young age and noticed things in me.” At school her condition manifested itself in … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of children with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions in England, including autism and ADHD, face unacceptably long waits to be diagnosed, the Children’s Commissioner has warned. Dame Rachel de Souza’s report into the issue said the system has failed to keep up with rising demand, leaving families “in the lurch” and expected to cope … Read more
BBC News Nafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the hearing checks Children and young people in England with special educational needs, including severe autism, are to be offered NHS eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. Students with learning disabilities can struggle to say when … Read more
At the primary classroom in Sankalp – The Learning Centre & Special Needs School, in Kolappancheri, Chennai, the afternoon sunlight weaves in through one of the window grills, casting the most curious shadows. The window grill design contains the alphabet — ABCDs wrought in iron, that children trace their fingers across and read out loud. … Read more
The local council says it is aware of concerns over “experimental procedures” on autistic children. Source link
A radical rethink of how neurodiversity is treated is needed for the NHS to keep up, a think tank warns. Source link
The K.L. Deemed to be University (KLU), in collaboration with a United States (US)-based organisation Early Autism Service (EAS), established a Child Autism Care Centre and a Child Psychiatry Centre on campus. In a statement released on Wednesday, KLU vice-president Koneru Raja Harin said that the objective was to provide solutions to learning and developmental … Read more
The number of people waiting for an autism diagnosis is up 50% over the past 12 months. Source link
New Delhi: A new app can identify children with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders in India, a study conducted in Delhi has found. Autism — also referred to as autism spectrum disorder — constitutes a diverse group of conditions related to development of the brain. Autism affects about 1 in 100 children globally, according to … Read more
Scotland: An emotion identification technology created by scholars at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) might benefit people with neurodiverse diseases such as autism. Traditionally, emotion recognition has been a challenging and complex area of study. However, with recent advancements in vision processing, and low-cost devices, such as wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram … Read more