Man with physical and mental difficulties locked in a filthy attic. Autism is in the news again and it isn’t good. It rarely is. Yesterday, 18th February 2022, a couple were jailed for 6 years each for keeping their son locked in a filthy attic. Matthew Langley, 22, who has learning difficulties and suffers from… Continue reading MEDIA WATCH
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A bad news story and a positive spin on autism
Media Watch First the bad news: A story has hit the media in the last few weeks which is bad news for autistic people. Tony Hickmott The BBC has been able to overturn a reporting ban on reporting that an autistic man, Tony Hickmott, has been kept in an institution without anything to stimulate him… Continue reading A bad news story and a positive spin on autism
My Story by Emily
People’s stories Emily would like her story to be used to inform and change the way the mental health system learns about autism. When I was sixteen, my ability to function crumbled. I had always struggled and only gotten by because I had to but this time I couldn’t. I spent most of my time… Continue reading My Story by Emily
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