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Ivan and Charika Corea of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK are calling on the Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly to provide educational opportunities for young people with autism in the wake of the Humberside Tragedy.
The Autism Awareness Campaign UK has appealed to the Secretary of State for Education, Ruth Kelly, to provide more support at secondary school level and access to further and higher education for young people with autism in the wake of the Humberside Tragedy.
The Autism Awareness Campaign UK are calling for structured support for young people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome, training for teachers and room assistants at secondary school level and for local authorities to build and fund autism units in mainstream schools.
There is also a crying need for respite care. According to news reports, Alison Davies who jumped from the Humber Bridge was only given one hour of respite care.
Forty year old Alison Davies and her 12 year old autistic son Ryan Davies took their lives on the Humber Bridge. Although Ryan's body has been found, police are still searching for Alison Davies.
'Let Ryan Davies' death not be in vain. We are calling upon the Prime Minister and the Government to listen to the voices of parents, carers and people with autism who desperately need help, we need public services in education, health, specialist speech therapy and respite care. Marriages are breaking down as a result of the pressure - we urge Chancellor Gordon Brown to provide funding and launch initiatives to help families with autism before they reach crisis point. People are struggling without adequate support - the authorities at national and local level need to realise that young people with autism have so much potential. Now is the time for action on autism right across our nation,' said Ivan Corea founder of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK.
Four weeks ago Ivan Corea presented autism awareness ribbons to the Prime Minister and Cherie Blair in London and urged for more support for families with autism. The Autism Awareness Campaign UK has called for a fundamental review on autism and public services in the wake of the Humberside Tragedy.
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Press release issued: April 27 2006
