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Activists will protest over government’s refusal to engage with ‘deep-rooted’ mental health bill concerns

By John Pring on 20th March 2025 Category: Human Rights

Activists will protest over government’s refusal to engage with ‘deep-rooted’ mental health bill concerns
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Disabled activists are to hold a day of action in Westminster – and online – next month in protest at the government’s refusal to engage with the “deep-rooted concerns” of autistic people and people with learning difficulties about the mental health […]

Government failure on mental health detentions ‘is scandalous’ 

By John Pring on 23rd May 2024 Category: Human Rights

Government failure on mental health detentions ‘is scandalous’ 
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The government has “fallen short” on its promise to halve the number of people with learning difficulties* and autistic people detained in mental health hospitals, a committee of MPs has warned.  The number of autistic people in such settings is even […]

Call for volunteers to fill ‘massive gap’ in support for autistic survivors of sexual violence

By John Pring on 11th April 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Call for volunteers to fill ‘massive gap’ in support for autistic survivors of sexual violence
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A new disabled-led organisation is appealing for volunteers to help it fill the “massive gap” in support for autistic survivors of sexual violence and abuse, and allow their voices to be heard more loudly and enable them to influence change. Lotus […]

Watchdog investigates possible failures at mental health hospital after 24 alleged rapes

By John Pring on 30th March 2023 Category: Human Rights

Watchdog investigates possible failures at mental health hospital after 24 alleged rapes
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The care watchdog is investigating possible safeguarding failures at an NHS trust after a documentary uncovered figures showing there were 24 alleged rapes and 18 alleged sexual offences in just three years at one of its mental health hospitals. The Care […]

Autistic detective ‘bullied out of dream job by toxic discrimination’

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Employment

Autistic detective ‘bullied out of dream job by toxic discrimination’
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An autistic detective who was bullied out of her dream job by the “toxic and discriminatory” actions of her managers is calling for the Metropolitan police to do more to improve the treatment of neurodivergent officers. Mia*, who also has a […]

Neurodivergent parents ‘often blamed for behaviours of autistic children’, says report

By John Pring on 16th February 2023 Category: Education

Neurodivergent parents ‘often blamed for behaviours of autistic children’, says report
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Neurodivergent parents and single mothers are frequently blamed for the behaviours of their autistic children, and even subjected to safeguarding inquiries, when they try to seek support from services, according to new research. The report, based on a survey of more […]

Mental health reforms ‘could have unintended consequences’ for autistic people

By John Pring on 13th October 2022 Category: Politics

Mental health reforms ‘could have unintended consequences’ for autistic people
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A disabled activist has warned that proposed changes to the law that are supposed to prevent autistic people from being unfairly detained in hospital could lead to many of them ending up in prison instead. Alexis Quinn, who is autistic herself, […]

Watchdog threatens government with legal action over ‘unacceptable’ detentions

By John Pring on 28th July 2022 Category: Human Rights

Watchdog threatens government with legal action over ‘unacceptable’ detentions
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The human rights watchdog is threatening to take legal action against the government for failing to “go far enough” in its plan to cut the number of disabled people inappropriately detained in secure hospitals. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

DWP apologises to autistic man after work coach threatens to stick pins in his eyes

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP apologises to autistic man after work coach threatens to stick pins in his eyes
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An autistic man was left stunned after a jobcentre work coach threatened to stick pins in his eyes, or at least poke them with a Biro, and then said she had doled out similar treatment to autistic children. The comments made […]

Labour conference: Party ‘showed contempt for autistic members’ by ignoring manifesto

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Party ‘showed contempt for autistic members’ by ignoring manifesto
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Labour has been accused of showing “contempt” for autistic and other neurodivergent party members, after ignoring proposals they submitted as part of a policy development process. A summary of the neurodiversity manifesto that was put together by members of Neurodivergent Labour […]

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