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The number of completed Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications has risen by more than 10% in the past year, new figures have revealed.
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People with learning disabilities are more likely to suffer from hearing loss than the general population but are less likely to have their problem diagnosed, research has claimed.
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This book will be of interest to practitioners, carers, academics and students, or anyone affected by intellectual disabilities, anxiety and depression.This exciting new handbook draws on the experience of a wide range of authors to present…
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This drama syllabus is aimed at those working with low functioning children and young people on the autism spectrum; teachers and trainers running groups for young people with autism; SEN and mainstream schools.Creative arts and…
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Becoming a Woman – Session 3: What is menstruation?This book will be of interest to occupational therapists and other carers and staff working with girls and women with learning disabilitiesBecoming a Woman is aimed at educating those who…
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Creative arts and drama-therapy are increasingly used to help people with special educational needs to explore, reflect and develop when linguistic ability or intellectual functioning restricts their self-expression. This drama syllabus is…
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Health and local authority budgets could be combined to plug a multi-million pound funding gap in learning disability services at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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Sam Sly explains why she feels assessment and treatment units do not work, and the importance of ‘the good things in life’.
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Phoebe Caldwell offers a fresh insight into autism spectrum disorders in The Anger Box. Shifting attention away from presentation and symptoms alone.
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Olympic gold medal-winning gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner put on a masterclass for a group of Special Olympics Great Britain athletes recently.
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