May 2014

An app has been launched that aims to help healthcare professionals provide better support to people with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s syndrome who are dealing with stressful situations.
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Disability charity United Response has launched its Every Vote Counts Election Planner, which aims to get people with learning disabilities and other ‘hard to reach’ groups engaged in the forthcoming general election.
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for urgent action to address the inequalities in healthcare facing people with learning disabilities or mental ill health.
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Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in understanding the causes of autism, and equally as important as genes, according a study of how autism runs in families.
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Family films Tarzan and Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy are to be May’s Autism Friendly Films, service provider Dimensions has announced.
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An independent Parliamentary Inquiry has been launched to report on the problems faced by disabled children and their families in accessing childcare.
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People with learning disabilities die too often from avoidable causes because they are not getting access to the right healthcare and treatment at the right time, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has warned.
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The Anti-Bullying Alliance has produced a guide to help parents and other child health professionals support the increasing number of children with special educational needs who are victimised through cyber-bullying.
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