Housing Stop ‘sectioning’ people with a learning disability or autism when… Alison Bloomer Feb 9, 2021 There are currently two thousand people with autism or a learning disability detained in secure inpatient settings,…
Autism LDT survey results: to feel heard is to feel safe LDT Editor Apr 6, 2020 In this Learning Disability Today survey, 100 learning disabled and autistic service users share their vision of…
Features Have NHS efforts to reduce over prescribing been successful? LeeMC2022 Sep 2, 2019 In 2016, the UK government launched a groundbreaking drive to reduce the use of psychotropic drugs for people with…
Features Lived experience: reflections on abuse of people with learning disabilities Ciara Lawrence May 30, 2019 Ciara Lawrence, Campaigns Support Officer for Mencap, writes about her horror at seeing the abuse of people with…
Lived experience Socialising “without support workers, without parents, without carers” Sonia Reed May 9, 2019 Twice a week in Hastings, a group of friends, who all have a learning disability, drink a few pints and catch up at…
News Wristband monitors and wearable devices for autism Darren Devine May 2, 2019 Trials are underway for a wristband that monitors physiological changes that may precede aggression in autism.…
Features #LDTchat on Transforming Care LDT Editor Mar 14, 2019 On 14/03/19, we facilitated a #LDTchat on Transforming Care. Catch up on what was discussed here.