April 2018

The charity compared their new survey of almost 900 autistic people with the government’s own data and now call for more research on loneliness and autism.
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In this interview, Jim Blair and Viki Ainsworth talk about the best way to give a diagnosis of learning disability to parents.
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The Government has approved some suggestions from campaigners to make benefits forms more accessible for people with a learning disability.
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“Nothing about us without us” — it’s the mantra of the movement that has moved from the fringes of the autism community to centre stage. Now it wants to challenge the notion that autism is an illness.
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The Commonwealth Games didn’t raise the profile of learning disability sports, even when Paralympians broke world records.
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With exam season around the corner, we spoke to the author of a new book perfectly capturing how to support autistic people preparing for higher education.
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Victoria Baynton-Williams visits the renowned Brighton Table Tennis Club and Purple Playhouse in the first of a series exploring activities on offer for people with a learning disability in different regions.
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New official guidance from NICE aims to improve community support for people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges.
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In this interview, Learning Disability Today talks to David Thompson about working in a care role and the current legislation to be aware of.
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Bursting with sound and eye-catching animation, educational apps are designed to engage even those with the shortest attention spans and who have sensory overload.
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