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People First England (PFE), a body for self-advocates with learning disabilities has launched, appointed its first two workers and outlined its immediate plans.
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Adventure comedy Mr Peabody and Sherman and prehistoric epic Walking with Dinosaurs will be February’s Autism Friendly Films, service provider Dimensions has announced.
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A Sheffield Hallam University lecturer is helping to transform services to support thousands of adults with autism in the city by ensuring they have access to diagnostic support.
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The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has produced a guide on ways to adapt the World Health Organization-endorsed FRIENDS for Life programme to help children and young people with learning disabilities to manage their…
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Learning disability charity MacIntyre scooped a £2,000 prize by winning the inaugural CareKnowledge Workforce Development Innovation Award for its ‘My Key’ staff self-assessment tool.
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a quality standard for autism that aims to help services to address the current variation in diagnosis and treatment of the condition.
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This week the government launched a mental health action plan with 25 measures that aim to help to put mental health on a par with physical health services. So what chance a similar action plan for health services for people with learning…
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for marketing a post-natal test to help diagnose developmental delays and learning disabilities in children, which could help them to access support more quickly.
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A theatre show aimed at teenagers with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) is to go on a nationwide tour in the coming months.
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Former students with learning disabilities at schools in Northern Ireland's North Eastern Education and Library Board have received certificates for completing an employment training programme.
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