Locked up for Autism: Thousands detained under mental health law

New Autism Data Reveals Insights Into Profound Cases

Researchers have released genetic and behavioral data from over 1,500 children and adolescents with autism who were hospitalized in psychiatric units across the U.S. This group, often representing those with profound autism—marked by minimal language and high support needs—has been largely missing from previous datasets.

Learning Disability Week: almost two dozen people with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire "locked up" in mental health hospitals

Almost two dozen adults with learning disabilities and autism in Gloucestershire are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end the "human rights scandal".

Learning Disability Week: dozens of people with learning disabilities in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire "locked up" in mental health hospitals

Dozens of adults with learning disabilities and autism in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end the "human rights scandal".

Locked up for Autism: Thousands detained under mental health law

“He didn’t break the law. He just needed help. Now he’s locked in a hospital hundreds of miles away.” — Alun, father of a detained 19-year-old IN SECURE hospitals across England and Wales, more than 2,000 people with autism or learning disabilities remain locked away under mental health laws — despite never committing a crime. Many are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, often after being taken by police during a mental health crisis. The…