Young people and adults with a learning disability have an annual health check that includes a review of mental health problems. Annual health checks for young people and adults with a learning ...

Campaigners have cautiously welcomed plans to limit the detention of people with a learning disability or autism. The pledge, included in the King's Speech, is part of the government's announcement to ...

The way nurses conceptualise disability influences their practice. Many use an individualised model, seeing disability as an individual problem arising from activity restriction and psychological ...

Before the pandemic, I loved going to my local pub every week. I’d order a whiskey and Coke and sing along to my favourite Whitney Houston classics on the karaoke machine. When I was there, I felt ...

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 ...

Smiles better: some special needs children are suited to mainstream education, while others need a more specialised approach Credit: Photo: HEIDE BENSER/CORBIS "Sometimes I hear other parents fretting ...

Is it autism, a learning disability, or both? If you're autistic, you're more likely to have a learning disability than the general public. In fact, around 30% of autistic people also have a learning ...

For a person to live well with dementia they need a range of appropriate treatments, support and activities. A person with a learning disability and dementia may see a psychiatrist specialising in ...

Some people with learning disabilities – and those supporting them – are calling for more accessible ways to learn to cook. Teachers, charities and chefs have come together to develop easy-to-read ...

Appointing a key worker would improve care coordination and help services to communicate clearly with people with a learning disability and their family members and carers. The following measures can ...