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Anger over scrapped neurodivergence bill

Campaigners have accused the Scottish Government of betraying autistic, neurodivergent and learning-disabled people by abandoning its proposed Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill. Organisations including the Scottish ADHD Coalition and National Autistic Society criticised the decision after years of consultation and engagement. Campaigner Kelly Given said people had shared traumatic experiences believing they would help shape new legal protections. The Government instead plans targeted measures, arguing legislation would take too long to introduce. Critics reject this approach and are calling for both practical support and statutory protections.

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