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“If this was in America, they would have made a movie about us”: Inclusive Netball Team’s plea for other sports to follow suit

“If this was in America, they would have made a movie about us”: Inclusive Netball Team’s plea for other sports to follow suit

by Jasmine Steele | Dec 13, 2024 2:30PM | Campaign - Disabilities, Campaigns - Autism, News, Sport

A netball team providing sports opportunities for young women with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), is calling for more opportunities to be created in South Yorkshire. Net4All was first set up in 2019 by Helen Thorneloe, from Sheffield Concord...
Support available in Sheffield before and after getting an autism diagnosis?

Support available in Sheffield before and after getting an autism diagnosis?

by Esmé Kenney | May 3, 2024 3:19PM | Campaigns - Autism

Support for autistic people in Sheffield is being offered by a collaboration of NHS services and charities to help them before and after diagnosis.   As part of the Autism Waiting List Project, Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service (SAANS) and the...
How work experience is helping autistic students overcome employment barriers   

How work experience is helping autistic students overcome employment barriers  

by Marti Stelling | May 3, 2024 2:28PM | Campaigns - Autism

Autistic people are being helped into the world of work thanks to a North Yorkshire college’s efforts to provide experience with employers. According to a government report, autistic people are less likely to have easy access to work experience and this can have...
Education system under pressure due to 787% rise in autism diagnoses

Education system under pressure due to 787% rise in autism diagnoses

by Sophie Warburton | May 3, 2024 1:07PM | Campaigns - Autism

Increased public awareness of autism has prompted a surge in demand for a diagnosis which health and education systems are struggling to match, it has been claimed. Experts have told Sheffield Wire that the increase in diagnosed neurodivergent individuals with more...
Women less likely to be diagnosed due to ‘male bias’ of autism screening

Women less likely to be diagnosed due to ‘male bias’ of autism screening

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...
‘The government doesn’t take it seriously’ says student waiting 660 days for autism diagnosis

‘The government doesn’t take it seriously’ says student waiting 660 days for autism diagnosis

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...
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