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NEWS    Dr Andrew Wakefield may not now face misconduct charges Headlines  Archive  Autism 'under-diagnosed in women and teenage girls'... The Lancet formally retracts Andrew Wakefield's 1998 MMR paper... Father of autistic woman loses High Court fight over mobile phone mast... General Medical Council rules that 'MMR doctor' Andrew Wakefield acted unethically... £1.7 million to be invested in autism in Wales over three years... Autism Northern Ireland international conference set for Belfast, June 24-25, 2010... New Polish study provides further evidence that MMR jab is not associated with autism... Autism Speaks UK changes its name to Autistica... Kim Peek - the 'real Rain Man' - dies at 58... The Times newspaper honours Phoebe Caldwell for her work with families affected by autism... Autism prevalence 'now stands at nearly 1 per cent'... Supporters of Gary McKinnon protest outside Britain's Home Office... All-Ireland centre for autism is back on track... DEIS CYFLE... Extradition of British computer hacker with Asperger's syndrome put on hold... British Children's Minister opens new autism centre... Autistic teenager invited to sing with the stars... Autistic schoolchildren's behaviour 'wrongly taken for subordination'... Autistic teenager declared guilty of murdering mother but unfit to stand trial... Job Opportunity... Children and Families Organisation grant report for 2009... New initiative aims to increase reporting of hate crime across Wales... British Home Secretary refuses to block extradition of Gary McKinnon to US... Autistic teenager fools aviation bosses... British campaigners appeal to President Obama over Gary McKinnon, the British computer hacker with Asperger's syndrome... Man with autism awarded £78,000 for unfair dismissal... Danish company employing staff with autism plans to open branch in Glasgow... Autistic children 'treated like criminals by transport officers,' say parents... Autistic teenager left in limbo in Limerick, Ireland... Children with autism 'are at risk for nutritional deficiencies'... Scottish scientists discover gene 'linked to autism'... Young writer with autism puts finishing touches to her first novel... Autistic playwright needs funding to stage her show... Gary Mesibov back in Wales by popular demand... Donna Williams returns to Wales... Beechwood College offers two days of free workshops aimed at professionals and parents of adolescents with ASD... Actor Ricky Tomlinson backs autism scheme... Wales' pioneering approach to autism reinforced by appointment of Professor Susan Leekam to new Chair in Autism Research at Cardiff University... Businesswoman and autism campaigner Dame Stephanie Shirley appointed British Government's ambassador for philanthropy... British teenager with Asperger's syndrome stranded in Australia by his fear of travelling... Scottish government releases 'autism toolbox'... Youngsters with autism and Asperger's syndrome escape unhurt as wheels fall off bus... British study: impaired cortisol awakening response in Asperger's syndrome... Wales-based man says he has been forced to wait for an assessment for Asperger's syndrome in Liverpool... Medical world accused of missing many cases of girls with Asperger's syndrome... Hospital trust wrongly overturned autism diagnosis given to British TV newsreader's son... Hundreds of events in 35 countries mark UN World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, 2009... Twenty UK charities mark World Autism Awareness Day... Fairwater High School to deliver special lesson to mark WAAD... Super-mum holds coffee morning for WAAD... Beechwood College marks World Autism Awareness Day... Martello House hosts three-day event to raise autism awareness... Students at Queen Elizabeth High School support WAAD... UK Autism Foundation calls on G20 leaders to act on poverty and autism... Award-winning film Ben-X to be screened on April 26... Porthcawl school will hold special assemblies to mark World Autism Awareness Day on April 2... Ysgol Bryn Celynnog plan ‘Bounce-athon’ on April 2, 2009... Wendy Lawson coming to Wales on April 20, 2009... The General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW)... Lunch celebrates Hugh Morgan's award nomination... Sex and relationships education and individuals with ASD - a survey... HELP SHAPE SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH ASD... APRIL 2, 2009 IS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY - WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR AUTISM?... Autism Cymru announces new Training Programme... Princess Anne opens news centre in Bristol for children with autism and cerebral palsy... Autism Cymru chief executive Hugh Morgan in the running for Leading Wales Award 2009... Autism Cymru commissions Bangor University to explore lives of people with autism over the age of 40... Warning over possible future pre-natal test for autism... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year... Professor Gary Mesibov of Division TEACCH back in Wales by popular demand... Jane Hutt AM, Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills to Launch Bilingual Autism Publications... 'Autism genes' may confer skills on people without the condition... New study identifies rare chromosomal aberrations in children with autism and variety of disabilities... Fears that man with Asperger's cleared of TV presenter's murder is being manipulated... Grammar school 'was wrong to refuse to make special exam provisions for autistic pupil'... More than one in three Irish parents forced to wait over a year for autism diagnosis... Parents break down in tears over closure of autism centre in Denbighshire... Music therapist runs half-marathon for Autism Cymru... Autism Cymru brings two top autism experts to Wales... Father jailed for trying to kill autistic son... Hospital staff suspended after sex offender with Asperger's syndrome absconds... Noted harpist chooses Autism Cymru as her beneficial charity at Caregos Charity Celebrity Event... Mother discovers she has Asperger's syndrome after daughter is diagnosed with condition... Major new British study will examine infants with autistic older siblings... New study will calculate number of British adults with autism... UNMISSABLE EVENTS AT AUTISM CYMRU'S THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CARDIFF ON APRIL 22 AND 23, 2008... Survey on research priorities in the autism field... DONNA WILLIAMS WILL BE ONLINE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON APRIL 16, 2008... Autism Speaks announces international events to mark inaugural celebration of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2... PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SHARE PLATFORM WITH EXPERTS AND RESEARCHERS AT AUTISM CYMRU''S THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CARDIFF, APRIL 22-23, 2008... Dr LORNA WING WILL BE ONLINE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON MARCH 14, 2008... April 24, 2008 is closing date for applications for the new Chair in autism at Cardiff University... Irish opposition party calls for complete overhaul of services for autistic children... Woman plans prison visit to see autistic teenager who stabbed her mother... British MP criticises charity after patient absconds from hospital for Asperger's sufferers and allegedly rapes girl... Hero Jonathan, schoolboy with Asperger's syndrome, steers car across busy road to safety after mother blacks out... Father asks why Irish state has not apologised for delay in diagnosing and treating autistic son... Mother hopes to set up animal sanctuary for autistic children... Autism Cymru to receive Welsh Government grant... Autism Cymru to receive Welsh Government grant... Private garden opens to boost autism research... Smile returns to face of autistic teenager after stolen games computer is replaced... Hugh Morgan, Autism Cymru's chief executive, awarded OBE in New Year's Honours list... Autism 'costs UK almost £28 billion a year'... Hooded thieves ransack autism charity... Stephen Wiltshire, autistic savant, produces exclusive drawing of London's newly re-opened St Pancras Station... AUTISM RESEARCH CENTRE IN WALES IS 'A WORLD-CLASS INITIATIVE'... AUTISM 2007 - THIRD AWARES INTERNATIONAL ONLINE AUTISM CONFERENCE - STARTS ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007... British autism campaigners call for full parliamentary debate on special educational needs... Hollywood celebrities leap on board for autism... 'I would not have my autistic son any other way,' says Emma Noble, of former British PM John Major's grandson, Harry... Autism Cymru's Emergency Services Card launched in Cardiff... Celtic Nations Autism Partnership launches Atlantic Alliance with Autism Society of America... AUTISM CYMRU RECOMMENDED IN LATEST CHARITY REPORT... Man with Asperger's syndrome through to quarter-finals of TV quiz 'Countdown'... Upsurge of measles cases in Wales... AUTISM CYMRU AND AUTISM SPEAKS HOST WALES' FIRST AUTISM RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2007... Thugs attack boy with Asperger's syndrome... Six-year-old autistic boy deported from Ireland to Nigeria, despite protests... Residential autism school given go-ahead in Cardiff... LAUNCH OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING SCHEME... Final plea to Iriish Justice Minister over autistic boy who faces uncertain fate if deported to Nigeria... Appeal to Irish government to support European Union autism project... Appeal to Irish government to support European Union autism project... Dr Andrew Wakefield faces allegations of serious professional misconduct in London... Scotland publishes 'benchmark' for care of autistic children... Family of six-year-old autistic boy facing deportation to Nigeria make final legal bid in Ireland... Schoolboy told to change T-shirt bearing slogan: 'Autism - it's no mystery, it's mercury''... 'Swimming pool is discriminating against my autistic son'... Mainstream schools 'treat autistic children like animals in zoos'... Irish High Court awards autistic boy 60,000 euros in compensation for delay in education... Irish High Court awards autistic boy 60,000 euros in compensation for delay in education... Major BILD autism conference opens in Belfast on June 7, 2007... 'We will have to move out of Wales to get specialist care for our autistic son... Dame Stephanie Shirley to address Institute of Directors in Cardiff on May 21... Parents summoned to meeting on anti-social behaviour - because their autistic son is too noisy on the trampoline... Top Sri Lankan singer releases song for autism... British study: autistic children who receive intensive tutoring when very young 'show dramatic increases in IQ'... TV 'puts children under three at increased risk of autism'... Pet parrot helps autistic boy to speak... Scottish scientists discover brain pathway likely to be responsible for Fragile X syndrome... Gang jailed for life for torture and murder of autistic man... Mother fears for autistic son's safety at school... Irish High Court supports deportation order against Nigerian mother of autistic boy... Autistic children from ethnic minorities 'face double discrimination in education'... Ten-year-old boy makes film about life with a brother with Asperger's syndrome... British parents report feelings of anxiety and guilt over MMR vaccine... Campaigners call on British government to stop bullying of autistic children... Surprising new study finds that autistic children can interpret mental state of others by looking at their eyes... 'I am not a bad boy,' says pupil with Tourette's and Asperger's syndromes punished by school for making 'inappropriate noises'... Irish court rules in favour of state in landmark autism education ruling... Autism debated in British Parliament... Coventry University researchers design new area for autistic pupils for use in mainstream schools... Mother fears for future of autistic son... Pioneering Welsh study: faulty 'biological clock' genes could cause autism... Eight-year-old autistic boy attacked by dog... First 52-week residential school for autistic children opens in Wales... More than one-third of British children given anti-social behaviour orders 'have brain disorders such as autism'... THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT'S ASD STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR WALES - MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!... Autism Cymru helps to develop groundbreaking research project evaluating experiences of autistic youths in their encounters with the police in Wrexham and Flintshire... Sybil Elgar, British pioneer in autism education, dies at 92... 'Soap opera therapy' for autism?... Dr Andrew Wakefield: 'Many autistic children can be treated using diet or conventional anti-inflammatory drugs'... Former dentist with Asperger's syndrome is thrown out of profession... HISTORIC TWIN LAUNCHES IN CARDIFF OF CELTIC NATIONS AUTISM PARTNERSHIP AND CONSULTATION ON ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT AUTISM STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN FOR WALES... School pupils suspended after claims that they posted videos on Internet of an autistic student being bullied... Scotland's education system 'is failing hundreds of autistic children'... Autistic boy obsessed with postboxes is inundated with letters... HISTORIC PACT TO BE LAUNCHED IN CARDIFF BETWEEN LEADING AUTISM CHARITIES OF WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND ON JANUARY 30... 'Disabled children should have right to an advocate to speak on their behalf,' says Britain's Children's Society... New DVD helps children with autism to recognise emotions... Dr Andrew Wakefield drops libel action against Britain's Channel 4 Television over MMR documentary... Autistic boy with postbox obsession celebrates special delivery... Five-year-old boy with autism slips out of his home and boards train... A new exhibition explores work by artists with Asperger's syndrome... Puppy helps autistic boy to speak... Boy with Asperger's syndrome slapped in face by magician... Ground-breaking autism guideline introduced in New Zealand... Autism Cymru welcomes Welsh Assembly government's allocation of further £1.7 million to children with autism and special educational needs... Autism Cymru praised in British Parliament... Police investigate attack on boy with Asperger's syndrome, while fellow pupil filmed it on his mobile phone... Children with disabilities - including autism - 'struggle to protect themselves from bullying'... Jim Sinclair provides invaluable insights at Autism Cymru seminar... Health chiefs stop autistic boy's speech and language therapy... AWARES SECOND INTERNATIONAL ONLINE AUTISM CONFERENCE EXTENDED FOR FINAL TIME UNTIL NOVEMBER 10, 2006 DUE TO CONTINUING POPULAR DEMAND... New Welsh autism communication centre to be launched in Cardiff on October 24, 2006... AWARES SECOND INTERNATIONAL ONLINE AUTISM CONFERENCE EXTENDED FOR SECOND TIME UNTIL OCTOBER 27, 2006 DUE TO OVERWHELMING POPULAR DEMAND... AWARES SECOND INTERNATIONAL ONLINE AUTISM CONFERENCE EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER 20 DUE TO OVERWHELMING POPULAR DEMAND... STEPHEN WILTSHIRE, WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AUTISTIC SAVANT ARTIST, WILL BE ONLINE AT AUTISM CYMRU'S SECOND AWARES FREE INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE STARTING ON OCTOBER 4... TO VISIT AUTISM2006... Mother desperate for son with Asperger's to be moved closer to home... Single mother threatens to sue council over autistic son's education... Mother has promised to go to jail rather than send her daughter, with Asperger's syndrome, back to school where she was bullied... Mother pledges to go on hunger strike for her Asperger's syndrome son... Mother wants her autistic son home from psychiatric institution... Fifteen months' jail for throwing an autistic man down an Edinburgh escalator... Fish oil test shows improvements in behaviour... Boy with Asperger's struck off dentist's register for being 15 minutes late for appointment... Welsh artist overcomes obstacles of Asperger's syndrome... Autistic teenager jumps for joy over trampoline present... Progress made on All-Ireland autism centre... Theatre group joins forces with Autism Cymru... Rocking in Wales for Autism Cymru... 'Not enough people with learning disabilities working in the media'... Irish State faces more than 120 legal challenges from families of autistic children... BBC documentary claims new UK research has conclusively ruled out a link between the MMR vaccine and autism... British children with autism 'targeted by government's anti-social behaviour orders'... Researchers reveal many more clues to autism - but still no definite answers... Rita Jordan: More funding is needed for Asperger's support services... Number of Scottish schoolchildren with autism tops 3,000 for first time... Scottish Health Minister urged to investigate rationing of autistic schoolboy's nappies... Mother of boy with autism takes her fight against closure of special schools back to British Prime Minister... 'Our son was forced to learn French, even though he can't speak English properly'... Manchester University to test autism communication therapy... Autism Cymru calendar reaches parts other calendars cannot reach... Autism Cymru announces updated training programme... AUTISM CYMRU'S SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE IN CARDIFF - FULL REPORT BY ADAM FEINSTEIN... Parents of special-needs children, know your rights... Welsh dream comes true with new sensory room... Welsh restaurateur pays emotional tribute to autistic grandson of King of Thailand, killed in Boxing Day tsunami... Autism Cymru proves 'remarkable success'... Bilingual autism booklet to be launched at major asperger syndrome conference... Welsh health officials warn of mumps epidemic in Swansea... AWARES ONLINE SEMINAR PROVES TREMENDOUS SUCCESS... Mental health services in North Wales come under fire... WELSH HEALTH MINISTER WELCOMES THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FREE ON-LINE AUTISM CONFERENCE... Autism Cymru chief executive 'disappointed' at departure of Jane Hutt as Welsh Health Minister... 'Parents should tell schools how to teach children with Asperger's,' Autism Cymru conference is told... Autism Cymru launches ground-breaking web site as Welsh Health Minister announces pioneering autism strategy... 'GROUND-BREAKING WORK' OF AUTISM CYMRU AND AWARES SITE RECOGNISED BY WESTMINSTER PARLIAMENT...