Tag: autism

University receives $34.5 million donation for autism research

Stuart Mitchell

The University of Cambridge has received US$34.5 million from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang to support research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of autistic people and their families. The gift is one of the largest ever philanthropic gifts for autism research to a UK university. The University will join eight other research centres based at Harvard University and MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, which together form the Yang Tan Collective, created to focus research and translation approaches into human health, disease, and environmental challenges, especially engineering solutions to low-cost…

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Barnardo’s Urdu-language autism service a ‘lifeline’ for BAME parents

Stuart Mitchell

Children’s charity Barnardo’s is appealing for people to donate to help support specialist services that offer a vital lifeline to parents from BAME communities. This includes the Cygnet service in Bradford, which provides specialist support to parents of children with autism and other special needs – but it needs more support to reach vulnerable families during the Covid-19 outbreak. Nearly half (45%) of people using the service are from South Asian backgrounds, with Barnardo’s workers running sessions in Urdu to help cater to the needs of the local community.  One…

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Asda launch Happy Little Helpers to make shopping easier for autistic children

Stuart Mitchell

An employee has worked with Asda to create a way to make shopping easier for autistic children. Asda has rolled out handy Happy Little Helpers shopping lists in more than 300 of their larger stores to make trips to the supermarket less stressful for autistic children. The Happy Little Helpers shopping lists were created by Asda employee Jenny Barnett, whose five-year-old son Charlie has non-verbal autism, to keep children interested and engaged during their shopping trips. Jenny’s colourful shopping list shows a range of shopping choices such as milk, bread…

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