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Research by charity Ambitious About Autism found 46% of parents report their child(ren) waited over 1.5 years from referral to receiving an autism diagnosis. In light of this the charity has created a toolkit to support parents in supporting their children. 

Centre for Mental Health evidence review finds school seclusion, restraint and exclusion can increase trauma in children with mental health difficulties.

17-year-old autistic author Siena Castellon describes the mitigating steps she follows.

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People with a learning disability are seven times as likely as their non-disabled peers to be lonely, according to research from Mencap. This Christmas, the charity is calling for urgent action to be taken to tackle the loneliness epidemic faced by people with a learning disability.

The new face of mate crime: how autistic teens "desperate for friendship" are groomed by drug dealers running operations across county lines. Darren Devine reports.

Joanna Grace is a Sensory Engagement and Inclusion Specialist, author, trainer, TEDx speaker, and Founder of The Sensory Projects. Here, she writes for Learning Disability Today about her research examining how we can best use sensory rooms to support people.

When the team behind the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 5 redefined Asperger's Syndrome as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2013, it would spark a conflict that continues to rage. Here, Darren Devine speaks to one of the psychiatrists behind the controversial move.

In October next year, a new system known as the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is expected to replace the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS). Yo Dunn, who will be speaking at Learning Disability Today London 2019, introduces the new system and highlights what questions remain unanswered.

Darren Devine asks whether telecare compromises quality.