Ashington teenager with autism competing in British Powerlifting Championships

Chronicle live 11/06/23

Oliver Whalley, an autistic 17-year old from Ashington, is competing in the British Powerlifting Championships. 

"I felt lonely and unwanted by society, until I started going to the gym. Every day I got up and went to the gym felt like such as escape from reality for me, which I really needed at the time especially,"

A new hope: The TikTok SEND parents planning to protest the government's failure to support their disabled children 

Special needs jungle 12/06/23 

The parent group SEND Reform England is made up of 11 mothers of children with SEND who met through tiktok. They will be gathering outside London's Parliament Square on 21st June, 2023. 

Protests will be happening around the country on the 21st June, 2023. 

Every autistic person could be offered an annual health check under new plans

Learning disability today 13/06/23

Autistica have developed a new plan alongside NHS England to offer every autistic person in England a tailored annual health check by 2030.

Petition calls for mandatory learning disability and autism training in schools

Learning disability today 14/06/23 

A petition has started calling a new law that would require all staff in educational settings to be trained in learning disabilities and autism. 

You can sign the petition here. 

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