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Alison Bloomer is Editor of Learning Disability Today. She has over 25 years of experience writing for medical journals and trade publications. Subjects include healthcare, pharmaceuticals, disability, insurance, stock market and emerging technologies. She is also a mother to a gorgeous 13-year-old boy who has a learning disability.

Education

Disabled children’s social care due to be simplified and modernised

Alison Bloomer Oct 24, 2023

The Law Commission is carrying out a review into 50-year-old laws on social care for disabled children aiming to make it easier for families to access the support that they need.
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Debate

ADHD: why are clinic referrals on the rise?

Alison Bloomer Sep 20, 2023

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a diagnosis given to people who have challenges with inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. A recent BMJ webinar reviewed the diagnosis, treatment, and support of people with ADHD.
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Education

Princess Royal launches new SEND river project

Alison Bloomer Sep 19, 2023

A unique educational river programme for young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been launched by HRH The Princess Royal.
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News

Mental health detentions have risen by 16% in the past five years

Alison Bloomer Sep 6, 2023

There were thousands more detentions under the Mental Health Act in 2021/22 than in 2016/17, according to an investigation by The Doctor – a magazine by the British Medical Association.
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Education

20% of UK pupils are behind with their speech and language, new report shows

Alison Bloomer Sep 5, 2023

An estimated 1.9 million children are behind on their speech and language - including talking and/or understanding words - which is the highest number ever recorded.
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Education

SEND Improvement Plan will not fix the broken SEND system, according to charities

Alison Bloomer Aug 23, 2023

Charities fear the new SEND Improvement and Alternative Provision (AP) Plan may write off another generation of autistic pupils through delayed action and proposals that fall short of tackling the key issues.
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Health

Autistic man should not be forced to undergo dialysis, judge rules

Alison Bloomer Aug 23, 2023

A judge has ruled that a 26-year-old autistic man with chronic kidney disease does not have to undergo dialysis, despite hospital specialists saying there would be a "potentially fatal consequence" if he didn't have it.
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Health

Majority of disabled children missing government exercise target

Alison Bloomer Aug 22, 2023

A major government initiative encouraging disabled children to become more active is failing to have an impact, according to new research.
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Lived experience

Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum appoints new chair

Alison Bloomer Aug 15, 2023

Stephanie Quintrell has been made the new Chair of the Forces Additional Needs and Disability Forum (FANDF).
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Education

Seven SEND schools to be built offering a thousand new places

Alison Bloomer Aug 2, 2023

Seven new schools for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) are to be built in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Merton and Norfolk, the government has announced.
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