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Next week is Learning Disability Week and to promote it Mencap is calling for stories of real-life superheroes. This is a great idea because we need to celebrate more the positive stories of people with learning disabilities and those who…
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Music festivals are more popular than they have ever been, but access to them for people with learning disabilities still needs to be improved; Mary O’Hara reports.
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The National Theatre will stage a special performance of a play about a boy with Down’s syndrome for people with learning disabilities.
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The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), which are meant to protect people who lack capacity, are not working well and need to be reviewed, a Parliamentary committee has concluded.
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Brain scans of pre-school children may allow detection of dyslexia before students even start to read, researchers from America have suggested.
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Children whose mothers needed drugs to start giving birth are slightly more likely to have autism according to new US research which also highlights that boys are most at risk of having the condition as a result of induced labour.
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A comedian with Asperger’s syndrome is to perform a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival questioning what it means to be ‘special’ or ‘normal’.
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Worcestershire County Council is set to implement its policy to limit expenditure on social care packages for those living in the community after a High Court judge ruled that its consultation and decision making procedure, which led to it…
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Autism affects male and female brains differently, a study of 120 brain scans has suggested, and more research is needed to understand how autism affects females, according to the researchers.
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Members of a successful football team representing a secure residential centre for people with learning difficulties and mental health conditions have become better able to cope with their issues as a result of taking up the sport.
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