Autism Suicide risk: new research could help safeguard autistic people Alison Bloomer Nov 25, 2025 A new study from the University of Cambridge found that after accounting for trauma, autistic people showed higher…
Family Families of disabled children face trauma from ‘hostile’ and… Alison Bloomer Nov 20, 2025 A new report from Cerebra has found that disabled children and families are facing systems generated trauma due to…
News Research to have on your radar: November Lauren Nicolle Nov 14, 2024 This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks.…
Features The impact of early trauma on people with learning disabilities Dr Pat Frankish May 18, 2021 What is the impact of trauma on people with learning disabilities and how can interventions be planned for their…
Autism Autistic people may not receive the treatment they need for likely PTSD LDT Editor May 4, 2020 New research has found that autistic people are likely to experience post-traumatic symptoms - PTSD - after events…
Health ‘Vicious circle of trauma’ created by restrictive interventions in… LDT Editor Jan 9, 2020 Centre for Mental Health evidence review finds school seclusion, restraint and exclusion can increase trauma in…