Specialist support for people with a learning disability or autism must be improved to prevent them becoming hospitalised, segregated and placed in “overly restrictive environments”, the Care Quality ...

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from ...

It is easy to say to anyone starting a career in learning disability services that all they need to do is show respect for the people they support, writes Julian Budden. It is also difficult to define ...

CONCERNS have been raised that adults with mild learning difficulties are no longer getting the specialist support they require following a change in Government guidelines. Martin Taylor, who set up ...

Anyone new to the field of learning disability or in need of an induction programme specific to this client group will find this book to be a useful practice tool. This workbook, one in a series of ...

This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

People with learning disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome, are at increased risk of developing dementia. If a person with a learning disability develops dementia, they will face ...

The assessment for dementia is best done by a multidisciplinary team. They should all be specialists in learning disabilities, apart from the GP, who may not be a specialist. This team is likely to ...

Two-thirds of employees with learning disabilities have not been asked about what they need to succeed at work, according to hospitality chain Hilton. Its survey of 2,000 people, including 500 with ...

Some support services for people with learning disabilities 'disappeared' during the first year of the pandemic, says the report Some families of people with learning disabilities are living a ...