People with learning disabilities are dying young from preventable causes due to disjointed access to health checks, a think tank has warned. The Nuffield Trust described the situation as ...

GPs were today urged to widen testing for an incurable genetic condition, often mistaken for autism, that can cause learning disabilities. Fragile X syndrome, so rare it affects around one in ...

Young adults in Scotland with learning difficulties are nine times more likely to die from preventable causes, new research has found ...

It used to cause him to panic. Over the years, Bowker says that feeling has dissipated. Talking openly about what it is like to work with an invisible learning disability has empowered him.

78). ADD/ADHD are neurobiological disabilities with characteristics of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity that appear in early childhood, are relatively chronic in nature, and are not due to ...

People with learning disabilities are often described as having elevated ... As recommended by Gadd (2021), we prioritised ruling out underlying physical causes that might have led Mr Shaw to harm ...

What do learning disability therapists do? Various therapists can help treat learning disabilities. These may include occupational therapists, who will typically work with a child to improve their ...

The NHS Long Term Plan commits to taking action to tackle the causes of morbidity and preventable deaths in people with a learning disability. To help reduce this health inequality, NICE recommends ...

As numbers of students with special needs continue to rise, so does the need for more teachers and improved training.

The college admissions process can be overwhelming for any student, but it can be especially challenging for those with learning disabilities. "Many of the students we work with struggle with ...

Some people with learning disabilities – and those supporting ... are being created by those dedicated to the cause, including charities and teachers. Many of them lay out steps traditional ...