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It is believed that the body of forty year old Alison Davies has been found by a member of public in the River Humber, near Brough. Humberside Police confirmed they have informed the family of Alison Davies of the discovery.

Alison Davies together with her 12 year old autistic son Ryan fell from the Humber Bridge.

The Autism Awareness Campaign UK have called for a review of autism and public services in the wake of the Humberside tragedy. They have also appealed to the Chancellor Gordon Brown to initiate an autism allowance and find ways and means of easing the financial burden for families with autism.

Many families are at breaking point as a result of the cost implications of autism in the light of councils refusing to help with public services. Many parents and carers have had to re-mortgage their houses and take loans to fund therapies and public services. Others are unable to even do this and have had to suffer without any public services.

Ivan Corea of 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.

'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 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.

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 30 2006