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 ...

Do ear defenders protect people with learning disabilities and autism from sensory overload or lock them into a muted world ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A three-year plan focused on prevention, independence, and community care has been launched to transform support for people with learning disabilities and autism in Birmingham and Solihull. The ...

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 ...

A new church sensory support pack has been launched by the charity Fledglings to help families of children and individuals with autism attend church services in a meaningful way, despite the sensory ...

Too often, autistic people and people with learning disabilities don’t receive the medical care and treatment they need for illnesses and conditions. Unfortunately, when we look at the menopause, ...