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Stepmother allegedly killed autistic three-year-old with ‘multiple’ head slaps, jury told

By Richard Vernalls, Reporter16th November 2022News England

A stepmother murdered her autistic three-year-old stepson by inflicting a broken skull and unsurvivable brain damage while slapping him “multiple times” around the head, a jury has been told. Leila

Number of Scots living with ‘welfare guardian’ more than doubles in decade, figures show

By The Press Association27th October 2022News Scotland

The number of people in Scotland living with a “welfare guardian” has more than doubled in the last decade, prompting calls for law reform. A welfare guardian is appointed by

Mother demands new law on restraint in schools after son left traumatised

By The Press Association26th October 2022News Scotland

A mother who said her son was left traumatised after being physically restrained at a special school is launching plans for a new law in his name. Calum Morrison (pictured),

Judge voices concern as parents at centre of complex care case forced to represent themselves

By Brian Farmer, Reporter21st October 2022News England

A Deputy High Court judge has voiced concern after being told how a couple had to represent themselves in a complex case centred on the care of their teenage son

Judge approves C-section for pregnant woman with mental health difficulties

By Brian Farmer, Reporter19th October 2022News England

Doctors can carry out a caesarean section on a heavily pregnant woman with mental health difficulties without her approval if needed, a judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Morgan approved an

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

By Azadeh Emadi, University of Glasgow11th October 2022Engage

“As someone who is severely deaf and completely blind, I felt overnight I had lost a third sense, my sense of touch. To make matters worse, people around me faded

Care home and former manager appear in court following teenager’s murder eight years ago

By Claire Hayhurst, Reporter5th October 2022News England

A care home and its former manager have appeared in court charged with health and safety offences following the murder of a teenage girl eight years ago. Melissa Mathieson, 18,

Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000

By Jemma Crew, Reporter29th September 2022News England

A new campaign will aim to boost the number of young people in work with a learning disability or autism by 10,000 in the next eight years. The charity DFN

Learning disabled children 11 times more likely to die prematurely, study finds

By Katrine Bussey, Reporter31st August 2022News Scotland

Children with learning disabilities are at least 11 times more likely to die prematurely compared with their peers, new research has found. Deaths from causes which were considered treatable were

‘Our families are going to suffer’: Mothers of disabled children seek urgent help with energy bills

By Jemma Crew and Max McLean, Reporters26th August 2022News England

Mothers of disabled children have appealed to the Government for urgent help with spiralling energy bills – saying “our families are going to suffer” and warning of a political “reckoning”.

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Stepmother allegedly killed autistic three-year-old with ‘multiple’ head slaps, jury told

Number of Scots living with ‘welfare guardian’ more than doubles in decade, figures show

Mother demands new law on restraint in schools after son left traumatised

Judge voices concern as parents at centre of complex care case forced to represent themselves

Judge approves C-section for pregnant woman with mental health difficulties

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

Care home and former manager appear in court following teenager’s murder eight years ago

Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000

Learning disabled children 11 times more likely to die prematurely, study finds

‘Our families are going to suffer’: Mothers of disabled children seek urgent help with energy bills

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Learning Disabilities

Stepmother allegedly killed autistic three-year-old with ‘multiple’ head slaps, jury told

Number of Scots living with ‘welfare guardian’ more than doubles in decade, figures show

Mother demands new law on restraint in schools after son left traumatised

Judge voices concern as parents at centre of complex care case forced to represent themselves

Judge approves C-section for pregnant woman with mental health difficulties

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

Care home and former manager appear in court following teenager’s murder eight years ago

Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000

Learning disabled children 11 times more likely to die prematurely, study finds

‘Our families are going to suffer’: Mothers of disabled children seek urgent help with energy bills