“The system is broken. Children are being failed because there simply aren’t enough spaces for the growing number of autistic children who need specialist placements."
An Edinburgh mum says her children have been failed by the education system after being forced to home school due to a lack of additional support needs teachers.
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Families across Edinburgh and the Lothians who rely on specialist respite services say the closure of either of two NHS-run homes “cannot be allowed to happen”.
NHS Lothian runs two respite centres for children and young people with complex needs and disabilities – Sunndach in Livingston and Calareidh in Edinburgh.
But the future of both sites is under review, with NHS Lothian saying each has been operating at under 50% capacity for some time.
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In Scotland, new rules are being introduced to require “swift bricks” in new buildings, a small change that creates nesting spaces and helps birds coexist with urban life.
🎥: As Glasgow Central restarts its usual timetable, we’ve been hearing more about the station’s history.
🚂: The A-listed building first opened in 1879, and now sees more than 25 million passengers a year.
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Incredible.
A café employs people with Down syndrome to affirm their humanity and break societal stigmas.
An extra chromosome does not determine a person’s worth or humanity.
We need more of this.
A common epilepsy medication could help control seizures in children with a rare genetic brain disorder, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
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