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November 2023

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Health

LeDeR report 2022: Four in 10 deaths of people with a learning disability were avoidable

Lauren Nicolle Nov 30, 2023

Of the 3,648 people with a learning disability who died in 2022, four in 10 deaths could have been avoided, according to the latest Learning from lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report.
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Autism

Autistic women with a learning disability die 13 years younger than general population

Lauren Nicolle Nov 30, 2023

Autistic people with and without a learning disability have a reduced life expectancy compared to the general population, according to new research.
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Health

People with a learning disability four times as likely to develop sepsis

Alison Bloomer Nov 30, 2023

People with a learning disability are almost four times as likely to develop non-Covid-19 related sepsis and have an increased 30-day mortality risk, according to a new study.
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Past Events

Making space for autism in the classroom: how to provide a safe emotional environment for education

Sharon McCarthy Nov 23, 2023

Recorded on 21 November 2023, presented by Sharon McCarthy, Micaela Connolly and Caolán McCarthy. This webinar explores how to provide a safe emotional environment for education — and how educators can provide support for autistic students.
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Employment

Disabled people face mandatory work experience

Alison Bloomer Nov 22, 2023

Disabled charities call Jeremy Hunt's back to work plans for thousands of disabled people "cruel and unfair".
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Autism

NAS Scotland launches friendship programme for young autistic people

Alison Bloomer Nov 22, 2023

National Autistic Society Scotland has launched Empower Up for young people in Glasgow to build confidence and form friendships.
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Autism

Autistic adults have poorer access to and outcomes from mental healthcare

Lauren Nicolle Nov 22, 2023

Autistic adults using NHS mental healthcare services are more likely to experience worse therapy outcomes compared to non-autistic people, according to new research.
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Autism

MP calls for mandatory learning disability and autism training for education staff

Lauren Nicolle Nov 22, 2023

Dame Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport and former Care Minister, is calling on the government to introduce mandatory autism and learning disability training for education staff.
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Education

School transport for pupils with SEND threatening councils’ financial stability

Lauren Nicolle Nov 21, 2023

Councils are warning their school transport budgets for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are threatening their financial stability.
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Autism

Autism: misconceptions and dismantling barriers

Helen Guyatt Nov 21, 2023

In this article, Helen Guyatt, Head of Research at Brain in Hand, explores the many misconceptions of autism and how busting these myths helps to foster a greater understanding of autism and dismantle barriers to support.
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