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Father diagnosed with Asperger’s ‘failed by system’
Only recently he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Asperger’s Syndrome
6:00pm Tuesday 30th August 2011
By Frances Leate
A FATHER who spent most of his childhood in care says he has been let down by the system after only just being diagnosed with a series of severe behavioural disorders.
Robert Joyce, 47, of Buntingford Road, in Monkwick, Colchester, was taken into foster care at five because his parents couldn’t cope with his behaviour.
In trouble at school and with the police, he ended up committing crime and spent much of his young life in and out of youth detention centres.
Tory benefit changes leave child carers £3.5k a year poorer
Axing disability “premiums” could leave 25,000 people around £70 a week poorer, said the Children’s Society.
The Government claims carers will be compensated by other increases, but not all will qualify and there is no guarantee benefits will keep pace with spiralling prices.
NHS doctors ‘to examine sick patients over Skype’
Patients will be able to hold online consultations with doctors as part of plans to technologically revolutionise the NHS, according to its medical director.
The health expert told The Times newspaper he was looking at using online services such as Skype to make the NHS more convenient for users.
