Tony Hickmott: Autistic man to be released after 21 years in hospital
Mum of Tony Hickmott, who has been held in a secure hospital since 2001, says: “He’s coming home.” Source link
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Autistic kidney-row teen’s transplant ‘a success’
The mother who went to court to secure her son a life-saving operation says he has “defied all odds”. Source link
Creating a hair salon for autistic children
A hair salon in Sheffield has created a specialised room to help autistic children get their hair cut in a less challenging environment. Kathy Chisholm added toys and sensory equipment to the salon after she realised the difficulties families faced. Her son is autistic and she said she just “wanted to give some[thing] back”. The … Read more
Paddy McGuinness on raising his three autistic children
The UK’s largest ever study into autism hopes to answer questions such as why some autistic people have epilepsy or poor mental health outcomes and others do not. The Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge is looking for 10,000 autistic people and their families to take part in the research. TV presenter Paddy … Read more