A new exhibition will be held this week, highlighting the personal stories of people with a learning disability and autistic people who have been detained in mental health hospitals, along with their ...

A new medication called Zorevunersen shows promise in treating the hard-to-control epilepsy associated with the genetic ...

New research shows that standard mental health programmes often do not work well for neurodivergent children and young people as they rely on extended periods of talking, abstract thinking and verbal ...

SEND campaigners are organising a national demonstration urging the Government to protect and strengthen the legal rights of children and young people following the publication of the Schools White ...

It is well documented that mothers with learning disabilities and their babies are at higher risk of adverse outcomes during pregnancy and afterwards. This article examines how maternity care can be ...

Baroness Casey has called for a national reckoning for social care equivalent to Beveridge’s reforms in 1948 in a speech at the Nuffield Trust .

Autistic adults without learning disabilities can often see their support needs overlooked. Two mothers talk about the devastating experiences of their two children due to a lack of proper supported ...

The UK government recently announced a £1 billion investment in tailored employment support for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions as part of widespread welfare reform. This ...

Viki Aisworth Expert by Parental Experience Tilly Ainsworth Expert by Living Experience Jim Blair Expert by Professional Experience Dani Harris Expert by Living Experience Ismail Kaji Expert by Living ...

Disabled people are significantly more likely to report feeling lonely, than the general population, with findings showing that two in five of people living with disabilities experience loneliness, ...

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has hit back at comments made today by Nigel Farage, MP and Leader of Reform UK, after he claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special ...

A Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) has found that an autistic man who died at the age of 53 “was not properly assessed” and “his needs were not met” in the months leading up to his death. The man, ...