Autism in children in Northern Ireland up 67%, says health department
There has been a 67% increase in the number of school age children in Northern Ireland diagnosed as having autism across all trust areas, according to the Department of Health.
PEAT announces International Award for Autism Teaching Tool
‘Simple Steps’ the online teaching tool offering multi-media providing an introductory tutorial in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for both parents of children with autism and professionals involved with children with autism.
PEAT, the Northern Ireland Autism Charity providing behaviour support province-wide, today launched their new website www.peatni.org, made possible through funding from the Big Lottery Fund with the support of Belfast’s Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon.
