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The institutional model of care for people with learning disabilities is “completely inappropriate” and a redesign of the system is needed to ensure they can live in the community, a Commons committee has concluded.
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The government has published updated statutory guidance for local authorities and the NHS on what they have to do to meet the needs of adults with autism in their area.
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A group of children with autism learned valuable communication skills when they recorded a podcast with media students in state-of-the-art broadcast facilities at Birmingham City University recently.
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Five parents whose children with a learning disability are, or have been, stuck in assessment and treatment units (ATUs), delivered their collective petitions to Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and lead of the…
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A full independent review should be established in the new parliament to investigate whether benefit sanctions are being applied appropriately, fairly and proportionately across the Jobcentre Plus network, according to the Work and Pensions…
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Two MPs were grilled in a Question Time-style panel event by 50 people with learning disabilities last week, in a bid to get them more engaged in politics.
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An eight year-old girl from Cambridgeshire who has been growing her hair for three years is having it cut off to raise hundreds of pounds on World Down’s Syndrome Day.
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Training the brains of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can improve their ability to understand facial expressions, according to new research.
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An apprentice with autism working at Southwark's Unity Kitchen has won the award for individual achievement at the annual London Legacy Development Corporation Apprenticeship Awards.
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Children’s mental health services will get a funding boost of £1.25 billion over the next five years to help develop services, the government has announced.
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