Autistic woman loses out on £5,600 holiday after Aer Lingus refused to let her assistance dog fly ⊖
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Sancha Talbot, from Northern Ireland, was forced to cancel her £5,000 trip to Crete, scheduled for June, after Aer Lingus refused to permit her assistance dog, Skye, on the flight.
61 days ago
Autistic girl, seven, found dead in golf course pond had 'escaped childminder through gap in park fence', inquest told ⊖
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Nyla May Bradshaw was found in a pond at Owston Hall golf course, in Doncaster, last month.
4 months ago
Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says ○
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By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy
Females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four ti…
Autistic Barbie doll is released by Mattel, featuring gaze avoiding eye contact, fidget spinner and noise-cancelling headphones ⊖
Toymakers Mattel say the classic doll has been redesigned 'with guidance from the community' in a bid to 'change the narrative on neurodivergence'.
5 months ago
Autistic artist becomes first person with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize ⊕⊕
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Known for her large-scale abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, Nnena Kalu took home the prize at an award ceremony on Tuesday evening in Bradford, this year's UK City of Culture.
Autistic man starts new job after Waitrose rejection ⊖
Tom Boyd has begun working at his local Asda, before beginning a new role at Waitrose in January.
Autistic volunteer accepts paid job at Waitrose after being 'sacked' in row over free working ⊕⊕
Tom Boyd, 28, had been working for free at a branch of the retailer. Today Waitrose announced he will start work in January as 'paid partner.'
7 months ago
Autistic volunteer 'sacked' from Waitrose gets a PAID job offer from rival supermarket ○
An autistic volunteer who was 'sacked' from Waitrose has now been offered a job by a rival chain.
Autistic volunteer is 'sacked' from Waitrose after his family asked if he could start being paid after 'years' of stocking shelves for free ⊕
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Tom Boyd, 27, began helping out at the branch in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, in 2021 by emptying stock cages and stacking shelves.
8 months ago
Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ○
While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the US president and RFK Jr want us to believe
Donald Trump’s claims about autism deserve as little oxygen as pos…