Category: Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/03/12-march-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Hospitalisations and deaths due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a cohort study
  • Non-Substance Addictive Behaviors Among People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
  • Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Webinar recording: Introducing the Working Together Checker
  • Connected Care – Highlights and insights from the 2026 Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference
  • Good Lives depend on good support: new report on pay in adult social care
  • Plus much more

Please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin.

Learning Disabilities Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/03/25-march-2026-3/


In this edition:

  • Navigating Co-production in Behaviour Support: Perspectives from the Field
  • Not an Ideal Worker, Not a Disabled Worker: The Experience of Disclosing Invisible Disabilities at Work
  • New Joint Statement on the Misuse of Restrictive Practices
  • Covid-19 Inquiry calls for universal advance care planning and DNACPR form
  • New painless blood tests trialled in people with learning disabilities
  • Assessing capacity in hospital: the perils of relying on a snapshot in time
  • Plus much more

Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

Dear all,

The new Learning Disability and Neurodiversity bulletins will be starting w/b 9th March. To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in form

The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2026/02/25-february-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Anxiety, Depression, and Care Barriers in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Autism as a Predictor of Deviant Peer Association: Testing for Dual Systems Model Mediation Effects
  • Every child achieving and thriving
  • Accessible information about the reasonable adjustment digital flag
  • New project to examine Prevention of Future Deaths Reports on people with learning disabilities
  • ITV News highlights the punitive use of contact orders against family members
  • Plus much more

Please let me know if you think there are other people who would benefit from receiving this and I will add them to the mailing list.

Thank you

Learning Disabilities

Dear all,

The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2026/02/11-february-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)
  • Learning disabilities and adolescent suicidal ideation: Findings from the z-proso cohort study
  • Barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in England: A scoping review and meta-aggregation
  • Autism and menstruation: scoping review reveals unmet healthcare needs
  • National Cancer Plan promises tailored support for people with learning disabilities
  • One in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
  • Plus much more

Please let me know if you think there are other people who would benefit from receiving this and I will add them to the mailing list.

The new Learning Disability and Neurodiversity bulletins will be starting w/b 9th March. To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in form

Thank you

Learning from Lives and Deaths

People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)

Kings College London

The national Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report (2023) has been re-published in January 2026.

The Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) programme, funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement, was established in 2017 to improve healthcare for people with a learning disability and autistic people. LeDeR aims to:

  • Improve care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
  • Reduce health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
  • Prevent people with a learning disability and autistic people from early deaths.

Access the report here: Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) | King’s College London

Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism bulletin from the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available.

In this edition:

  • Exploring recovery from anorexia in autistic adults: a qualitative study
  • Person-Centered: The Impact of People with IDD Choosing Their Goals on Their Quality of Life Outcomes
  • Increased Dementia Risk in Higher-Functioning Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Insights from 21,648 Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence (easy read and BSL)
  • The Mental Health Act 2025 summarised
  • Revised guidance on restrictive interventions in schools – CBF Statement

If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

LD_14Jan26Download

Learning Disabilities and Autism

December Bulletin

You can view the latest edition of this bulletin, completed by our colleagues at Mersey Care, here:  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2025/12/17-december-2025/


In this edition:

  • Learning disabilities and adolescent suicidal ideation: Findings from the z-proso cohort study
  • Neurodiversity-Affirming Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (NDA-DBT) Informed Group Skills Training Programme for Autistic Adults: A Pilot Study
  • Effects of a repeated reading intervention on the reading fluency of adolescents with intellectual disability
  • Review launched into mental health, ADHD and autism services
  • Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to landmark SEND report
  • Working effectively with Autistic parents
  • Plus much more

Evaluation of the National HOPES Programme to end long term segregation

A new evaluation by Manchester Metropolitan University looks at the National HOPES Programme, which aims to bring an end to long term segregation in inpatient settings for autistic people, people with a learning disability, and children and young people.

Long term segregation is a highly restrictive practice that can have a profound impact on wellbeing. The HOPES Programme offers a rights based and trauma informed approach focused on reducing restrictive environments, supporting recovery, and improving experiences for individuals, families, and staff.

This is the first national evaluation of the programme and provides valuable insight into its impact and future development.

Read the full report: e-space

Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism bulletin from the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available.

In this edition:

  • Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities
  • Identifying challenges in meeting the unmet health care needs of children with intellectual disabilities: a scoping review
  • Unseen and Invisible? Issues of Recognition for Parents With Intellectual Disabilities Accessing Social Work and Social Care Services for Adults in England
  • The dynamic trajectory of autistic life and its changing challenges: a scoping review
  • Share for Better Care: What we learnt
  • Upcoming webinar – Book Clubs: An Innovative and Powerful Approach to Conversations

If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

LD_12Aug25Download

Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism bulletin from the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available.

In this edition:

  • An Ongoing Process: The Implementation of an Intervention for People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities Over Time
  • Sleep problems and sensory features in children with low-average cognitive abilities and autism spectrum disorder
  • Bereaved families demand answers on LeDeR report delay
  • Updated guidance on dementia and learning disabilities
  • Neurodivergent adolescents experience twice the emotional burden at school compared to their neurotypical peers
  • Study now recruiting: Improving Care Education and Treatment Reviews for people who are autistic or have learning disabilities

If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

LD_30Jul25Download