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How far are autistic youngsters vulnerable to falling under the spell of violent extremism? The government's anti-terror strategy suggests they are massively over-represented among those taken in by violent rhetoric.
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In 2010, Olaseni Lewis died following prolonged restraint by police at Bethlem Royal hospital. His family campaigned for new guidance, but how much has changed since his death?
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From imposing set bedtimes to stopping people using the kitchen, watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to target the everyday blanket restrictions on people’s lives that slip under the radar. 
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New research will look at the experiences of disabled children’s neurotypical siblings, from living with preoccupied parents to helping to care for an unpredictable family member.
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There is growing evidence base suggesting that autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more vulnerable to internet and gaming addiction.
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Campaigners in Scotland are fighting to change the law to make it harder to restrain and seclude pupils in school.
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Learning disability nurses are needed across the NHS in “positions of power” to prevent avoidable deaths, a committee of MPs has heard. What can be done to achieve this?
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At its worst, Billy Caldwell’s epilepsy saw him suffer 300 seizures a day. Here, mum Charlotte tells Darren Devine how medical cannabis has saved his life and she wants other families to benefit.
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How do autistic teens struggling to navigate their way through a world that is not designed for them cope with the additional burden of their changing biology? From a growing awareness of their difference to regressive catatonia, Darren…
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The dearth of suitable housing has seen successive governments fail to meet their transforming care targets for moving people out of assessment and treatment units (ATUs). Darren Devine hears from one housing association using a home…
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