A new initiative has been launched to offer parents the opportunity to take their child with autism on a short experience flight so they can assess how they cope with
Read More
Almost half of inpatients (1,450 or 48 per cent) with learning disabilities in specialist inpatient units on 30 September 2015 were also receiving inpatient care at the time of previous
Read More
Skills for Care and Skills for Health have published three guides aimed at helping to support adults and children on the autism spectrum. The guides have been developed with people
Read More
A man in his 20s who has learning disabilities and could not tell a psychiatrist “how babies came” was married at a “very bling” £25,000 Muslim wedding in Pakistan, a
Read More
Virtual reality technologies (VRTs) using head-mounted displays (HMDs) could help people with autism develop social skills and confidence according to a researcher from the University of the West of England
Read More
Families affected by autism gathered outside the Houses of Parliament yesterday to call on the Government to take urgent action to reduce waiting times for autism diagnosis. Each family waited
Read More
A vulnerable woman embroiled in a family court fight over the future of her eight-year-old son may have been exploited by a psychologist, a judge has said. Dr Ludwig F
Read More
The deadline for nominations to the 2016 Autism Professionals Awards has been extended to Friday 13 November 2015. The National Autistic Society (NAS) event aims to encourage good autism practice
Read More
Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Reading, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize by The Leverhulme Trust. Worth £100,000, the Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise
Read More
The guidance documents are designed to be used by social workers at all levels, from front line practitioners to senior social workers, social work supervisors and managers, to support them
Read More