November 2014

Specialist mental health and Asperger's housing provider Supported Homes is now part of the Eden Futures group.
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A mother whose son has special needs has launched a campaign to encourage organisations, businesses and venues across the UK and Ireland to improve changing facilities for disabled children, after a survey revealed that 57% of parents had…
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A new two-person team is to be appointed to help people with learning disabilities to co-design and transform NHS services, it has been announced.
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People with a learning disability have the chance to undertake work experience at some of the UK’s biggest employers this week as part of Learning Disabilities Work Experience Week.
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The learning disability sector should develop care services for the individual, rather than employing a 'one size fits all’ approach,” according to Stephen Taylor, a principal adviser on the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme.
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A Department of Health consultation that seeks views on new guidance to support 'Think Autism' and the adult autism strategy.
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An interactive map of services for parents and carers of children with additional support needs, including children with learning disabilities.
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A short article from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on the recently revised American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and…
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An anti-bullying classroom resource from Kidscape.
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A visual representation of the latest annual Scottish learning disability statistics.
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