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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has criticised the Government for choosing private sector companies Atos and Capita to provide the assessment for the new personal independence payment (PIP).
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The National Autistic Society has added its voice to concerns over the work capability assessment (WCA) after two television programmes highlighted failings within the system.
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A special educational needs (SEN) school in Wiltshire has been named as Overall Outstanding School of the Year in the prestigious TES Awards. 
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Learning disability charity Mencap has welcomed news that many local authorities are introducing policies to tackle forced marriages involving people with a learning disability.
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Nearly half of all people with disabilities believe attitudes towards them have worsened in the past year, a survey by disability charity Scope has found.
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Specific language impairments affect a person’s ability to understand language, but can be easily missed – with detrimental effects to the sufferer, as Maxine Frances Roper explains.
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The National Autistic Society's (NAS) bid to run an autism-specific free school in Reading has been approved by the Department for Education.
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A man with Down’s syndrome has been celebrating working for the same wine merchants for 20 years.
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A national project is helping young people with learning disabilities or communication difficulties who are at risk of offending to enhance their life chances. Katy Palmer reports
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The rhythmic motion of a cantering horse can help promote speech in non-verbal autistic children, new research has found.
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