PAMIS launch series of events to promote PMLD awareness
This week, 18 – 24 May 2015 is the first ever Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD) Awareness Week. Headed by PAMIS, an organisation working solely with people with PMLD
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Tag: Learning Disabilities
New measures to improve autism services in Wales
A new one-year plan to address priorities for action for children, young people and adults with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has been published by the Welsh Government. The new interim
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Children with autism detect movement better than non-autistic children
New research shows that children with autism are better at combining information about moving objects than their peers, which may explain why they experience sensory overload. The study conducted by
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Talk explores support in caring for people with mental health difficulties
Supporting families in the care of people with serious mental health difficulties will be the topic of a talk at The Hive in Worcester next week. Professor Eleanor Bradley, of
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Police investigate alleged abuse at special needs school
Allegations of physical abuse of children at an Aberdeenshire school for pupils with special needs are being investigated by Police Scotland. The abuse allegations concern nursery and primary-aged children at
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Report: HSCIC Learning Disability Census – Inpatient care experiences
A report published today gives a snapshot of the experiences of people with learning disabilities who are inpatients in either NHS or independent services, and provides a new insight into
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USW prepares to host major Learning Disability conference
Some of the UK’s top experts and organisations in the field of Learning Disability nursing will attend the annual Positive Choices conference, this year hosted by the University of South Wales, at Cardiff’s
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Tory candidate rapped over mental health ID wristbands
A Conservative candidate’s suggestion that people with mental health issues could wear identifying wristbands to help ensure they are not unfairly dealt with by authorities has been attacked by opponents.
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University to host lecture from world-leading autism speakers
Renowned speakers on Autism, Professor Rita Jordan OBE and Ros Blackburn, will host a lecture and a question and answer session at the University of Worcester later this month. The
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Scottish Parliament first to receive Autism Access Award
The Scottish Parliament has become the first public building in Scotland to receive an Autism Access award from the National Autistic Society. The Presiding Officer, Rt Hon Tricia Marwick MSP
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