People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a ...

Assisted Dying and people with learning disabilities. Professor Irene Tuffrey Wijne, a specialist on palliative care for those with learning disabilities who has studied how the Euthanasia legislation ...

Asda has doubled the number of spaces on its disability intern scheme, boosting opportunities for young people with learning ...

We use the term Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) to cover conditions including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD/ADD. This is the preferred term in the UK; in North America the term ...

In the UK, people with learning disabilities have been told that healthcare workers will not attempt to save their lives with CPR if they succumb to COVID-19, according to an advocacy group. Mencap, a ...

Patients with learning disabilities are likely to progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are also at greater risk of dying from it.

HealthDay News — Adults with learning disabilities and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) have better short-term glycemic control, but also faster progression to severe diabetes and a higher risk ...

GPs were today urged to widen testing for an incurable genetic condition, often mistaken for autism, that can cause learning ...

This week is Scottish Learning Disability Week, a time to celebrate people with learning disabilities. It’s about making Scotland a fairer place, where people with learning disabilities are respected, ...

Headlands Surgery has been presented with the Learning Disability Star Award in recognition for its work with those with ...