April 2013

Disability charity Scope has warned that there are fundamental flaws in the process of change from disability living allowance (DLA) to personal independence payment (PIP), which it says could see up to 600,000 people with disabilities lose…
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In this guest blog, Lesa Walton writes about how openness about autism is the key to tackling the stigma around the condition and improving care and treatment.
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A project offering support and information to families of children with undiagnosed genetic conditions, has launched the UK's first National Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day to raise awareness of rare conditions which affect those in…
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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be effective in improving anger control in people with learning disabilities, according to a new study from a team of researchers from Swansea University.
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The inability to recognise and interpret emotional states in other people – often called emotional blindness – which is commonly identified as a symptom of autism, is actually caused by a co-occurring condition called alexithymia, according…
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The Anti-Bullying-Alliance (ABA) has called for schools and colleges to be more aware of the bullying that children with autism can experience.
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