Catch up with the best special needs blogs and news from this week

So many autism, Asperger's, dyslexia, ADHD and other special needs stories this week. This is my pick of the best of the blogs, news and research.

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• This is Nottingham:  £54,000 for Magpies' Goals For Life scheme 
• This is Cornwall: Pitch-perfect autism sufferer Kyle to release an album
• Croydon Today: Gymnastics champion Phillip Davies (who has Asperger's) : 'You can always improve' 
• Dyslexia Action: Dyslexia acknowledgement of 10% by Gove . Could this be a new dawn?
• Bioscience Technology: More autism research: New Brain Imaging and Computer Modeling Technique Predicts Autistic Brain Activity and Behavior 
• MyHealthNewsDaily.com: Encouraging Eye Contact May Disturb Autistic Kids' Thinking 
• Medical News Today: Young Adults With Asperger Syndrome Frequently Suffer From Depression
• Huff Post: Jenee Woodard: Parenting Adults With Autism
• BBC News:  MMR doctor wins High Court appeal
• The Press Association: 'Act early' on disruptive children
• Huff Post: Ellee Seymour: The Intimidating Appeal System for Special Educational Needs 
• BBC: Disability Services Remploy to Close Factories
• Family Voice Surrey: If you're a parent of SEN or disabled child in Surrey please follow Family Voice Surrey for advice and info 
• IPSEA - IPSEA's views on the SEN Green Paper
• Looking for Blue Sky: For just ONE day (try autism)
• This is Staffordshire: Staffs school honoured for dyslexia work 
• Cambian: Want to know more about the CambianScholarships scheme & how to qualify?  
• Family Practice News: Toddlers' Autistic traits linked to Preteen Psychosis & bullying increases psychosis risk by 69% 
• Special Needs Jungle: I want your statementing stories
• Telegraph: Youngest in school year more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD: research
• Special Needs Jungle: If your SEN child loves computers.. watch this video 
•  Birmingham Post: More parents considering legal action over SEN children's education
• More #autism research: Social Deficits in Autism Linked to ‘Mirror Neuron’ System in Psych Central News ow.ly/9tGMf
• STV News: £1m donation to help Scottish research into autism
• Aspie In The Family: School refusal – challenges, beaurocracy and betrayal
• CYP Now: Deaf children reap benefits of dog initiative  
• Express.co.uk: My Asperger’s son is my hero
• Autisable: "Oh he just has Aspergers? He'll be fine in the long run, right?"
• Ballymena Times: Most vulnerable children could suffer in changes to statementing’- Local Principal

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Tania Tirraoro

Founder, Co-Director at Special Needs Jungle

Founder of Special Needs Jungle. (She/Her) Parent of two young adults with autism. New grandma. Tania, who is autistic, is a leading SEND advisor, working with the Special Education Consortium, Ofsted, and Whole School SEND. She is also an Advisory Board member of the Royal Holloway, University of London Centre of Gene and Cell Therapy and an Editorial Board member of Springer Nature Gene Therapy journal.
Tania is an experienced broadcast and print journalist & author. She also runs a PR, web & social media consultancy, SocialOro Media.
Tania is a rare disease & chronic pain patient advocate with Ehlers Danlos syndrome.

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