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Consultation on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 - Amendment Bill 2008. The Scottish Government had launched a Consultation Paper on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 - Amendment Bill 2008. Parents of autistic children are twice as likely to have had psychiatric illness, researchers have discovered. Doctors studied patient records for more than 30,000 children and found that rates of autism rose substantially if parents had suffered schizophrenia, depression or a range of other personality and psychiatric disorders. A child's risk of autism was 70% greater if one parent was diagnosed with a mental illness, and twice as high as average if both parents had psychiatric disorders, according to a report in the Pediatrics journal. The finding suggests autism and psychiatric problems may sometimes have a common cause and genetic link.
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ASD Video Glossary This glossary contains over a hundred video clips and is available free of charge. Whether a parent, family member, friend, physician, clinician, childcare provider, or educator, it can help you see the subtle differences between typical and delayed development in young children and spot the early red flags for ASD. All of the children featured in the ASD Video Glossary as having red flags for ASD are, in fact, diagnosed with ASD.
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Assessment and Diagnosis
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02/06/2008
Information on children’s communication for parents and professionals Communication Help Point provides an online self-assessment tool based on the Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF). The SLCF is a clear, comprehensive framework of the speech, language and communication skills and knowledge needed by anyone who works with children and young people.
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Social and Communication Factors
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27/05/2008
Learning Disability week 16th –22nd June 2008 The ‘Get Active’ Pack gives you ideas on what you can do to mark Learning Disability Week in your area. The pack can be downloaded from the link.
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Adult Supports and Information
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27/05/2008
Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: The Future of Mental Health Improvement in Scotland 2008 - 2011 - Consultation Responses Well Scotland have recently concluded their consultation on the discussion document ‘Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: The Future of Mental Health Improvement in Scotland 2008-2011’. If you are interested in reading the comments and suggestions put forward to the Scottish Government they are available on line at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/04/03092148/0
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Legislation, Reports and Plans
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14/05/2008
Adult Autism Strategy launched The research will look at numbers of adults with autism and transitions challenges for young people.
Care services Minister Ivan Lewis today announced £500,000 for Government research into the numbers of adults with autism and their specific transitions needs. This prevalence study will inform the first ever Government strategy on adults with autism and Asperger's syndrome, due to be published next year.
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Adult Supports and Information
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14/05/2008
Autism Autism affects how a person communicates, socialises and interprets the world. This can lead to wide ranging difficulties in every day life including forming relationships and living independently. Recent evidence that autism is more prevalent than previously recognised has put pressure on service providers and highlighted the need to train professionals to improve awareness of autism.
This POSTnote describes autism and autism research, and considers policy approaches.
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Adult Supports and Information
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14/05/2008
Consultation on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 - Amendment Bill 2008
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Legislation, Reports and Plans
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14/05/2008
Autism's link to mental illness in parents
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Health
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14/05/2008
Consultation Paper for the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 - Amendment Bill 2008 The ASL Act came into force in November 2005 with the aim of creating a stronger,
better system for supporting children’s learning. The ASL Act places duties on
education authorities to make adequate and efficient provision for the additional
support needs of every child and young person for whose school education they are
responsible and who requires additional support for learning. Education authorities
must identify, support and review the needs of all children with additional support needs
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Legislation, Reports and Plans
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12/05/2008
Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder The New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline was launched in Parliament on 2 April 2008, the United Nation’s first World Autism Awareness Day. The Guideline is a single, credible source of NZ and overseas evidence, experience and practice, brought together by teams from across education, health, disability, and community services. This page describes the development of the Guidelines and links to the Ministry of Health website which includes the Guideline and frequently asked questions.
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Legislation, Reports and Plans
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07/05/2008
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