Do ear defenders protect people with learning disabilities and autism from sensory overload or lock them into a muted world ...
Edinburgh Zoo has taken part in an inclusive employment opportunity scheme this year through a partnership with Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and Down’s Syndrome Scotland, welcoming ...
In a new White Paper, care recruitment specialist Brook Street calls for any debate on social care to include the key ...
A new study has found that neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with ADHD and autism, were more likely to have ...
Learning Disability Today Conference and Exhibition 2027, Better Health, Better Support, Better Lives. Bringing health and social care professionals, providers, commissioners, and people with lived ...
A new podcast is coming to streaming services next month, aimed at helping families navigate and understand neurodivergence in children and young people amid the “support crisis” that sees 270,000 ...
A Nuffield Trust study has shown the number of young people aged 16-17 with autism and/or ADHD receiving PIP has increased proportionally in more affluent areas.
It's time to Flip the Narrative and Rewrite the Human Story’ is a book written by Elly Chapple, and chronicles the lived wisdom of her Deafblind daughter Ella, who has been underestimated by the world ...
Viki Aisworth Expert by Parental Experience Tilly Ainsworth Expert by Living Experience Jim Blair Expert by Professional Experience Dani Harris Expert by Living Experience Ismail Kaji Expert by Living ...
A new report says that a sustained, visible and non-stigmatising UK-wide campaign on alcohol and pregnancy is now overdue to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), one of the country’s ...
The role of unpaid carers has been recognised by the Government in a new action plan that includes measures to help carers reach their potential in education or work. Nearly one in 10 people in ...
The National Autistic Society (NAS) has hit back at comments made today by Nigel Farage, MP and Leader of Reform UK, after he claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special ...