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There are lots of reasons why the right community care and support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people just isn’t there.

One of those reasons is the huge power imbalance that exists between professionals and people and families.

We asked our community to…

A quick and inform read from Affinityhub.uk about simple ways to care for your #vagusnerve and why it matters for your mental & physical #wellbeing :
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Families of disabled people tell BBC of battle for NHS care support - ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ ⁦amanda elliot⁩ ⁦Contact⁩ ⁦Disabled Children's Partnership⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

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“When you're not perceived by other people and your social needs are so deprived…you don’t actually know you exist”

Alexis Quinn who was held for 3 years in a mental health facility due to her autism speaks to Victoria Derbyshire about her experience.

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Important raising awareness of how B12 deficiency affects us but not all able to absorb it .

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We need to stop locking up children just because we don’t know how to look after them.

'was so hoping to see *some* form of robust alternative communication in use at that day centre, but there was nothing… No AAC on iPad or similar, no PODD communication books, not even a core board. That made me so disappointed, and sad.'

Facebook and Instagram down — Thousands unable to login to Meta-owned social networks due to unexplained outages in UK and USA gbnews.com/tech/facebook-…

Want to know what options are available when your young person with additional needs leaves full-time education?
We'll be at Contact 'Opportunities Fair' for parents to meet organisations and get information and advice on what’s available as children move into adulthood.

‘Inside Our Autistic Minds’ Perpetuates Outdated Views on Nonspeaking Autistics:
sensationallearningwithpenguin.com/2024/03/04/chr…

#insideourautisticminds
BBC Two
Chris Packham
Prof Francesca Happé
The Open University
National Autistic Society
#autism #autistic #nonspeaking #nonspeakers

Agree with every word. A vital read:

#InsideOurAutisticMinds
BBC Two Chris Packham The Open University Prof Francesca Happé

#InsideOurAutisticMinds
BBC Two Chris Packham The Open University Prof Francesca Happé

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