AUTISMQUALITY assuranceSECLUSION of psychiatric hospital patientsIt is ten years since the passing of the Autism Act 2009 in England. The legislation was meant to herald a sea change in the way adults with autism spectrum disorders were supported and treated.Evans, Nick...
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In England, the education system for children and young people with SEN or disability, under the terms of the 1996 Education Act, has been reformed following the Children and Families Act entered into force in September 2014. The Act is committed to inclusive education of disabled children and ...
This is a simple observation, which may help to explain where we have been and where we are going with autism epidemic. I have made the comment privately a few times recently and posted it on-line to “Barry” the other day. But in the absence of properly conducted studies it may be ...
But as David Kirby reported in theHuffington Postin 2009, not even National Institute of Health director Thomas Insel thought the rise in autism could be explained away by changes in diagnostic practices or “increased recognition,” so it might follow that the formerly low rates of autism among...
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Trends in US suicide deaths, 1999 to 2017, in the context of suicide prevention legislation. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;174(5):499-500. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.6066 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 74. Soke GN, Rosenberg SA, Hamman RF, et al. Factors associated with self-...
1930: Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act After the stock market crash in 1929, protectionism protecting domestic industries against foreign competition usually by way of tariffs or subsidies efforts were on the rise. New legislation for tariffs narrowly passed in the Senate and was signed into law on June 17...
The lack of awareness is not confined to the general public or families alone; even medical staff, professionals, and individuals working within the healthcare system may act out of ignorance, leading to the perpetuation of stigma. Zanko’s father shares his experience of frequently engaging in ...
mainstream without appropriate support in place is unlikely to be effective. Publications such as the Warnock Report (1978), the Education Act (Education Act,1981,2011), the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (2001) and more recently the Children and Families Act (2014) and the ...