by Zhaona Li | May 3, 2024 11:53AM | Campaigns - Autism
Women with autism are finding it harder to get a diagnosis due to a male bias in the methods used, according to a psychology expert. The ratio of autistic males to females is estimated at 3:1, but a “big gender disparity” and “disproportionate research...
by Zhaona Li | May 3, 2024 11:23AM | Campaigns - Autism
A university student who asked his GP for an autism diagnosis two years ago is still waiting for a reply – despite an official target of people being seen by a specialist within 13 weeks. Tony, 20, a second-year undergraduate animation student at Falmouth...
by Zhaona Li | Apr 22, 2024 4:05PM | campaign-domestic abuse, Long Reads
This year marks 50 years since Women’s Aid was founded but 2.4 million people in the UK still experience domestic abuse every year. The latest data from the National Centre for Domestic Abuse revealed three women take their own lives every week and a further 30 women...
by Zhaona Li | Apr 15, 2024 2:17PM | News
Sheffield Children’s hospital has set up the first partnership with Choices College which specialises offering supported internship courses for 16-24 years old adults. The partnership aims to provide a variety of 12-week placements tailored for individuals with...
by Zhaona Li | Apr 15, 2024 1:28PM | Uncategorized
TEDx, an initiative that involves organising TED-style talks across the world, came to the University of Sheffield yesterday. The theme of the event was “boundaries”, and involved three speakers from diverse fields covering their experiences with...
