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Twice a week in Hastings, a group of friends, who all have a learning disability, drink a few pints and catch up at the local pub - just like everybody else.

Kerry Ann has Trisomy X chromosome syndrome.

Disability charity United Response launches their Am I Your Problem? campaign which aims to challenge the indifference, hidden discrimination, and sometimes outright hostility faced by people with learning disabilities and autistics. 

Ambitious about Autism's Youth Council have created a resource to help tackle loneliness amongst peers and make youth groups more accessible. 

Michael, who lives with schizophrenia and learning disabilities, is a resident at Exemplar Health Care’s Doncaster home for adults with complex needs, Quarryfields. Here, he tells LDT about a voluntary project he recently participated in.

In collaboration with Slimming World, the University of Sheffield has conducted research into making weight loss programmes more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Now, Slimming World will roll out the adaptations to more than 5,000 consultants. 

MSP Daniel Johnson found his life to be chaotic and difficult to cope with. Now diagnosed with ADHD, he understands the symptoms that have affected him since he was a child. Speaking to Darren Devine, he reflects upon how receiving a diagnosis - and appropriate medication - has changed his life.  

Chloe Bull from Talkback UK, an advocacy organisation, discusses how taking taxis can be distressing for people with learning disabilities or autism. She highlights the need for greater disability awareness training. 

Darren Devine discusses whether behaviour that others may perceive as being disruptive should be used to limit community access. 

United Response has launched a project to make healthy eating accessible for people with learning disabilities. 

United Response is inviting the public to come along to a special four-week-long photography exhibition showcasing Torbay talent. 

Having an autistic spectrum disorder, learning disability, or mental health problem should not prohibit someone from enjoying cultural events such as theatre. A playhouse in Nottingham is using theatre to facilitate discussion and tackle stigma.

Recent research shows that therapeutic horse riding has many benefits for autistic children: from a reduction in hyperactivity, to an improvement in word fluency. 

Support for people with profound learning disabilities is available.

Manchester Art Gallery to host World Autism Awareness Week exhibition