We will be going to watch this important play.

Sadly every day people with learning disabilities are still being neglected like Connor was.

He mattered. People with learning disabilities matter.
John Harris

theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr…

📢 Exciting News Alert! 🌟 We're thrilled to announce the beginning of a groundbreaking initiative: The development of UK clinical guidelines for PANS and PANDAS!

Read the full blog post here: panspandasuk.org/post/work-begi…

#PANS #PANDAS #Healthcare #ClinicalGuidelines #UKHealthcare

Microplastics are everywhere — we need to understand how they affect human health nature.com/articles/s4159…

'It has been estimated that upwards of 70% of children with ASD have a positive history of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.'
#autism #AutismAwareness
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38619780/

'Foreign body ingestion is common in pediatric age group however can be found in any age group with intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental delay.'

Pica is common in #autism , and can sometimes be life-threatening.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Study finds that '97% of those excluded at primary school had a special educational need or disability'.

news.sky.com/story/children…

The Association Between Children’s Autism Spectrum Disorders and Central Nervous System Infections

'Viral meningitis/encephalitis may be an independent risk factor for ASD.'

Adds to growing evidence base for role of immune system/inflammation in #autism .
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

'About 11% of US children aged 5 to 17 years have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( #ADHD )'.

Urgent need for research into factors behind the increase.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

🌟✨ Now, I bet many of you have already noticed some pretty amazing changes in your kids’ lives when we focus on cleaning up their diets and balancing out their gut bacteria, right? It’s like witnessing mini-miracles every single day 🧠 not only do bowels become regular, but

Children with #autism are 19 times more likely to have autoantibodies that block folate from reaching the brain.  Treatment for low folate in the brain includes Leucovorin, prescribed by your doctor. Learn more: tacanow.org/family-resourc…

mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/1…

#Free #autism #training events on preparing for adulthood, run by Mercury College. Dates are 8 May for parents/carers & 9 May for professionals. Venue is a Crowne Plaza hotel in Newcastle. Free breakfast & lunch. Book free places via the link. #SEN #SEN D autismeye.com/announcement/f…

It is really important that as many people as possible sign this petition.

So, Please Sign The Petition-Doesn't take long. Thank you.

Petition: Stop the detention of learning-disabled and autistic children, young people and adults in hospitals. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…

'It has been estimated that upwards of 70% of children with ASD have a positive history of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.'
#autism #AutismAwareness
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38619780/

'Foreign body ingestion is common in pediatric age group however can be found in any age group with intellectual disability and neurodevelopmental delay.'

Pica is common in #autism , and can sometimes be life-threatening.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Study finds that '97% of those excluded at primary school had a special educational need or disability'.

news.sky.com/story/children…

The Association Between Children’s Autism Spectrum Disorders and Central Nervous System Infections

'Viral meningitis/encephalitis may be an independent risk factor for ASD.'

Adds to growing evidence base for role of immune system/inflammation in #autism .
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

'About 11% of US children aged 5 to 17 years have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( #ADHD )'.

Urgent need for research into factors behind the increase.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

C'mon #autism professionals, you're behind the curve! Don't bother assessing communication, social interaction, sensory processing, intellectual disability, comorbid epilepsy etc...the T-Rex arm pose means you're autistic! Social media influencers said it, so it must be right!

Meet Dominic, who USED to have severe autism and was a nonspeaker.⁠
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Before he got better, he was not able to produce reliable speech. At age 5 he only had a few words, which he used without meaning. According to his mom, he said the word 'tickles' 500 times a day. He also had

Up to approximately 80% of children with #autism have metabolic evidence of #mitochondrial dysfunction. 🔋 Without sufficient cellular energy, functioning may be affected. Learn about treatments and support : tacanow.org/family-resourc…  

Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32892956/