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Drop in number of children diagnosed with autism due to clinic closures during the pandemic Kerry Boyd, Autism NI chief, has raised concerns about the drop diagnoses rates during the pandemic Picture by Hugh Russell Seanín Graham 13 May, 2021 01:00
Stormont Health Committee Chair Colm Gildernew brought a motion to the Assembly this week to discuss the autism waiting list crisis
A DRAMATIC drop in the number of children diagnosed with autism in Northern Ireland has been recorded due to the closure of NHS clinics during the pandemic.
Official figures from the Department of Health show 1,193 children under the age of 18 were given a diagnosis
Autism assessment waiting list hits 4,500 in Northern Ireland
Some families report waiting for more than 4 years for the first step to diagnosis
Belfast parent Alana Patterson pictured with her family has paid for a private diagnosis for her son Lincoln (3) as waiting times were too long. (Image: Autism NI)
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A year of pandemic has changed the trajectory of our world
Kerry Boyd Anderson
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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis an official pandemic. One year later, the pandemic has changed our world in innumerable ways. Some of those changes are reversible; others are not.
Most importantly, COVID-19 has killed more than 2.5 million people. In the US alone, more than 500,000 have died from the virus. The loss of these lives is irreversible and the greatest cost of the pandemic. Many more have been infected, some with long-term negative health effects.
The challenge of managing great power rivalry in the Middle East
Kerry Boyd Anderson
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Joe Biden during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People on Aug. 18, 2011, in Beijing. (Getty Images)
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In a foreign policy speech last week, US President Joe Biden highlighted China as “our most serious competitor” and also expressed concern about Russia. As the Biden administration seeks to shape its policy toward the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), competition between the US, China and Russia will be a key factor.
Russia has a long history of involvement in the region. In between the fall of the Soviet Union and 2015, however, it had a very limited role. President Vladimir Putin’s decision to actively support Bashar Assad in Syria, including with military force, marked a change in Russia’s approach. Since then, Moscow has expanded relations with multiple countries, includin