Overview The NHS has just celebrated its 70th birthday. A lot has changed since it was created in 1948, and as a result the NHS is responding to changes in society that were never expected, let alone planned for, when…

Jack Monroe is a food writer and poverty campaigner who has been diagnosed with Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Jack Monroe on the need for low-cost recipes, defeating Katie Hopkins and why her son doesn’t have unsupervised access to…

LDT – News, 26 July 2018 United Response staff are being shown how to advocate on behalf of the people they support. United Response is training its staff in Leeds to help people with disabilities and their carers spot the…

Welcome to your Mental Health Today update Insights Keeping life on track after the death of a parent carer Catch up Rise in demand for private counsellors as patients say NHS waiting lists are too long New primary care platform…

This student with dyspraxia was told he was ‘just bad at maths’ – but he proved teachers wrong by getting a master’s in it ‘I managed to get through a system that holds disabled people back’ A student with dyspraxia…

Explained in its simplest form, an advocate helps their clients to understand their rights under the Mental Health Act. A client can also apply to the court to have the nearest relative appointed to represent them, or the nearest relative can make…

Two in three care providers may stop delivering services LDT | News, 08 May 2018 Scope is the biggest provider to have already started withdrawing delivery of all physical services. Around one in three care organisations may stop providing services…

Welcome to your mentalhealthtoday.co.uk update Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week …   How do therapists deal with stress in their work? Five steps to building resilience at work ‘The modern world is fast paced – life can feel relentless’…

My brother sent this over to me (Martin Buchan), I was shocked and dismayed to read it Dr. Linda Buchan Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Director of Axia ASD Ltd. A woman who has Asperger’s syndrome was “forcibly removed” from a…

Learning Disability Today – Take care when you deliver a diagnosis 26 April 2018 ‘Ten Rules for Delivering a Diagnosis of Autism or Learning Disabilities in a Way That Ensures Lasting Emotional Damage’ is the latest in a series driving…

Learning Disability Today – Neurodiversity divisions Darren Devine 23 April 2018 “Nothing about us without us” — it’s the mantra of the movement that has moved from the fringes of the autism community to centre stage. Here we look at…

We are very sad that we have to announce the cancellation of our Axia-ASD 2018 Conference. Subsequent to yesterday’s hugely successful PDSG (51 attendees), I met with two of the intended speakers, Ronnie and Dave. I informed them that all…

Learning Disability Today, 19 April 2018   Here’s how to support autistic students aiming for college or university With exam season around the corner, we spoke to the author of a new book perfectly capturing how to support autistic people…

Welcome to your learning disability today update Connor Sparrowhawk’s family thank supporters after #JusticeforLB campaign victory Southern Health was fined almost £2million after admitting failings when two people died under the Trust’s care. Catch up.   Navigating the ‘neurotypical’ world…