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Oxford evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has incurred the wrath of thousands with his Twitter comments on Down’s syndrome. Was he really saying what people read? Or was this a case…

For people with a learning disability, having a sense of self can be difficult, more so when you consider the factors many people use to define who they are. In…

For many people dependent on others for their care, the chance to just drop everything and do something random is lost. Use your common sense and give back spontaneity. Henry…

The greatest cost of any care service is personnel. Can we reduce personnel but still ensure service users are safe? Social care services are notoriously people-heavy. To deliver support to…

If you have ever had to support a service user as an inpatient on a general hospital ward, you will appreciate the need to educate doctors and nurses in positive…

For many people, the early summer can be an irritating time. The levels of grass pollen, combined with pollution, humidity and breezy weather, can lead to misery. Hay fever is…

If you are supporting someone who struggles with being in groups, has poor concentration or attention, or displays extreme self-injury when not apparently distressed, there may be ways to understand…

More than ever we have to consider the specific care needs of the over 60s. Learning Disability Week 2014 focuses on the needs of older people and what choices and…