Name: Friday 26 March 2021 Sports bulletin by James Spencer
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: Today's sport focuses on England's 5-0 Wembley win against San Marino last night. Meanwhile brain injuries in football are becoming an important issue that the UK Government has been called upon to resolve. And Altrincham are in action this weekend in the Conference Premier.

Today's sport focuses on England's 5-0 Wembley win against San Marino last night. Meanwhile brain injuries in football are becoming an important issue that the UK Government has been called upon to resolve. And Altrincham are in action this weekend in the Conference Premier.

Friday 26 March 2021 Sports bulletin

Venturers' Academy Principal, Trystan Williams, lifts the lid on the  challenges facing schools during the pandemic.

MP for Altrincham and Sale West, Sir Graham Brady, believes the government's decision NOT to vaccinate school staff was the correct one.

And Salford City Councillor and Deputy Mayor John Merry also weights in on the issue.

"We delivered 800 food packages just to feed our children"

British psychologist Dr. Tony Attwood explains why people on the autism spectrum have additional heightened levels of stress and anxiety when their 'expectations are not met.'

Autism: 'You have an expectation of what's going to happen, a script' -  Dr. Tony Attwood

UCL clinical psychologist and researcher Beckie Bundy says that it is 'really important' that government changes to their COVID regulations are provided with advance notice to those on the autistic spectrum.

Beckie Bundy: 'Prepare autistic people for those changes (COVID restrictions) that are happening'

My opening episode of ‘Coronavirus, the effect on the autistic community,’

COVID Fear and Anxiety

My second episode of the series ‘Coronavirus: The effect on the autistic community,’

Autism in Women and Girls

The third episode of my series ‘Coronavirus: The effect on the autistic community,' explains more about the difficulties autistic adults have had in accessing healthcare.

Access to Health Services

In the fourth chapter of my series on: ‘Coronavirus: The effect on the autistic community’, we understand how important parenting is in reducing anxiety for children on the spectrum.

Adapting to changes in routine

The final chapter of James Spencer’s series: ‘Coronavirus: The effect on the autistic community’ explores ‘Absence of Support Services.’

Absence of Support Services

Talking to people, finding a story and sharing those nuances is something as a journalist I really enjoy. My SoundCloud provides a glimpse into my work.

Friday 26 March 2021 Sports bulletin

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