Disability groups call for pause for thought in welfare reform

The NAS has today thrown its weight behind a call for the government to reconsider its plans for welfare reform relating to the Disability Living Allowance. The level of fraud for this allowance is very low and thr form that has to be filled in just to apply for it isn’t for the faint-hearted. This [...]

NICE Publishes Guidelines on Autism

New recommendations have been published aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of children and young people with autism. NICE, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says that local autism teams should be set up across the country. Even though it’s estimated that at least one in a hundred children are diagnosed with autistic spectrum [...]

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