It has been trending on Twitter and featured on Facebook. Discussed both online and off. In newspapers, in books and in magazines. On television – the tales told both factual and fictional. That autism is in the spotlight like never before is beyond any doubt. Yet understanding – proper understanding – remains elusive. This is...Read More

So first the good news . . . Bullying – in the traditional sense, at least – is said to no longer be quite the problem it once was in schools in England. This is a conclusion based upon research and figures that the Department for Education has released in recent days to coincide with...Read More

In the UK, over the past three decades or so, there has been a tenfold increase in the number of people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. This astonishing rise is a cause for concern, autism (and other associated conditions, Asperger’s syndrome included) having emerged from nowhere to trouble our children and threaten their...Read More

Let us be clear about this right from the start. Our intention is not to criticise, to denigrate or to find fault. There has been much finger pointing – in the main at police forces in England and Wales – in response to the Inspectorate of Constabulary’s report on how child abuse investigations are conducted....Read More

Is YOUR child overweight? There is, it appears, a reasonable chance of it. You see, according to figures that have been released in recent days, almost one in four under-fives in Britain can be considered as such. This is, for obvious reasons, quite a concern. Research that is due to be presented at a congress...Read More

Young people need hope. Young people need vision. Young people need drive. Young people need aspirations. Young people need to take risks from time to time. To aim high. To try hard. To reach out and take the opportunities on offer. To achieve. To succeed. To realise their full potential. Young people do not need...Read More

In health terms, there is nothing that concerns parents more than a child’s emotional and mental state. This is a subject that we tackled in a recent post on our blog following some in-depth research into the subject. Not long after the report that prompted this post, further figures were released. These underlined some of...Read More

For most of us, this will be a familiar feeling, a common concept and something we’re able to relate to. It’s no secret that with age comes experience, knowledge and information that couldn’t be more important in forming the decisions that shape our days. In life, there are lessons to learn and such an education...Read More