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When a young person with additional needs reaches their 18th birthday, they will start to receive support from adults' services instead of children’s services. This change of support services is often referred to as ‘transitioning’ or ‘preparing for adulthood’, as it tends to happen slowly over a few years.

There are many facets of transition planning for families and professionals to consider. In this issue, we explore each of these in detail and provide information and guidance for both families and professionals working through the process.

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This issue of LDT In Focus includes articles on:
- Fostering independence in adults with learning disabilities
- How can we support people with learning disabilities to be active?
- Nutrition and diet: supporting people with learning disabilities to make healthy choices
- What matters to you? The importance of hobbies, interests and having fun
- Sex, love and learning disability
- Empowering people with learning disabilities to gain employment
- Is living a good life still a pipe dream for people with a learning disability?
- Healthy ageing and Down’s syndrome.

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