Around one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds are ‘Neet’ – and Alan Milburn is hinting that the overhaul of their support may be controversialWith nearly 1 million young people not in education, employment or training (a cohort known...
Read MoreFour MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessmentsA senior civil servant should play no part in ministers’ crackdown on private ADHD and autism clinics because of...
Read MoreResolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to workBanning people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from claiming disability benefits would not deliver major financial...
Read MoreProf Peter Fonagy’s 607-page report is categoric that mental distress has increased substantially and ‘cannot be explained by greater awareness alone’Full report | NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism...
Read MoreExperts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go privateSome of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming...
Read MoreThe pioneering Japanese artist talked openly about how her mental health and neurodivergence informed her creativity, paving the way for the likes of Turner prize winner Nnena KaluYayoi Kusama – who has died at the age of 97 –...
Read MoreAs 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...
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