Dr Vee Prasher Consultant Psychiatrist – Books on Down Syndrome

Dr Vee Prasher has a range of books on Down Syndrome available on Amazon- https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=vee+prasher They cover several different aspect and are a useful resource.

‘Shameful’ use of restraints on disabled patients – BBC News

The BBC has recently found out that the use of restraints on adults with learning disabilities in hospitals units has had a large rise of 50% between 2016 and 2017. The BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme obtained the information from NHS digital. There were more that 22,000 restraints in

Alans LGBT Autism Site

  We would like to showcase Alan Willis’s website He decided to create this site to raise awareness of being disabled/ and gay with information for those like him in the disabled LGBT community. It contains information about autism, disabilities and LGBT amongst other things.

Newcastle University Adult Autism Spectrum

The Adult Autism Spectrum Cohort study is pleased to announce the findings of a study hosted by ASC-UK:   Evaluating how Quality of Life is measured with adults on the autism spectrum   The study focused on quality of life, that is, how satisfied with their life a person is,

ATLASS Course with Studio 3

There are a few places available for the September and November Courses. The course is a 9 day programme (5 days Induction) plus two follow up days. The course is Birmingham City University Accredited. If you apply through our web site there is a discount available. You must quote LD15.

Supporting World Autism and World Autism Day 2nd April 2017

Learning Disability supports World Autism Week commences on 27th March ending on the 2nd April with World Autism Day Here are some useful web sites: www.autisminclusion.org.uk www.autism.org.uk

Adult Autism Spectrum Cohort—UK Newsletter Summer 2016

Hole in the Heart: Bringing Up Beth novel

A new graphic novel has recently been published by Henny Beaumont. She was told when her daughter, Beth, was born she would never read and to limit her aspirations for her new child.   Henny decided to create the novel due to the preconceptions of down’s syndrome and show that