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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be effective in improving anger control in people with learning disabilities, according to a new study.
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The inability to recognise and interpret emotional states in other people – often called emotional blindness – which is commonly identified as a symptom of autism, is actually caused by a co-occurring condition called alexithymia, according…
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The Anti-Bullying-Alliance (ABA) has called for schools and colleges to be more aware of the bullying that children with autism can experience.
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Up to 3.7 million people with disabilities are set to be affected by changes in welfare benefits – costing them up to £28.3 billion in support by 2018, think-tank Demos has revealed.
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A girl with Down’s syndrome was allegedly asked to leave a Cineworld cinema for ‘laughing too loudly’ at animated comedy The Croods.
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There is still a widespread lack of understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), with the use of restraint a particular concern, a report by social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed.
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Following the publication of Living in a Different World, consultant editor of Policing Today Philip Mason talks about the criminal justice system's gradually changing attitude towards society's most vulnerable people.
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Animated prehistoric comedy adventure film The Croods will be April’s Autism Friendly Film, service provider Dimensions and cinema chains ODEON and Cineworld have announced.
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Mencap has announced that Jan Tregelles, its current director of personal support, is to become the learning disability charity’s new chief executive.
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The lack of a certain protein in the brains of people with Down’s syndrome could be a cause of learning and memory problems, according to a US study.
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