As a child, the singer loved to start fires. As an adult, he was barely less chaotic. He discusses Bez, charisma, ADHD, his new memoir – and why making music is great, even if the record industry will always screw you overThere...
Read MoreWhen James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they weren’t aloneMy conversation...
Read MoreRefocusing provision into schools is, apparently, all about ‘inclusion’. It doesn’t take much to see the real reasons – and the impact on children and parents Where is this government heading, and who is now in charge? Keir...
Read MoreSpecial spaces are a key part of government’s planned overhaul of special educational needs supportSecondary schools in England must provide specially designed areas for neurodiverse children and pupils with special educational...
Read MoreThankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clockWes Streeting is a politician whose keen interest in the zeitgeist is only...
Read MoreLouise Lancaster reflects on the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent inmates, raising concerns for those left behindLouise Lancaster, 59, was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences...
Read MoreA ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more peopleGina Rippon is an emeritus professor of cognitive neuroimaging and author of The Lost Girls of...
Read MoreI spent far too many years lonely and angry, thanks to schoolmates who called me ‘weird’ and bosses who dismissed me as ‘hysterical’. But was it my sexuality that put their backs up – or the autism I am still coming to terms...
Read MoreParty’s education spokesperson says Farage’s comments about doctors over-diagnosing children shows he wants to cut spendingJohn Swinney, the first minister of Scotland, is attending the funeral of the Pope on Saturday, the...
Read MoreAs fears of a global recession continue in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Keir Starmer insists the UK should keep a cool head. But with markets in turmoil and a looming economic crisis, does the prime minister need to be...
Read MoreMany local authorities are increasingly rejecting requests to assess children who need help in schools, new data revealsCouncils are increasingly rejecting requests to assess children for special needs such as autism amid the...
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