Lesley Russ tells Thelma Agnew how a desire to tackle health inequalities affecting people with learning disabilities led her to develop a unique role in public health

Antidepressant use in autistic spectrum disorder

Steve McNally

Supporting parents with learning disabilities

Friendship during adolescence

Conferences

Social policy: an introduction

Steven Rose

BILD code of practice for the use of physical interventions: a guide for trainers and commissioners of training

Steve Higgins

The special needs planning guide: How to prepare for every stage of your child’s life

George Murray

Partnerships for training: An easy access pack for developing equal training partnerships with people with a learning disability

Karen McKenzie

Autistic Planet

Alex McClimens

Learning disabilities towards inclusion

Jim Blair

Cleared for take

beyond zero tolerance in caring for people with learning disability

Gary Watt

diagnosis, information and stress in parents of children with a learning disability

Rhiannon Howie-Davies, Karen McKenzie

Down syndrome: exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practice of GPs

Jill Jones, Kim Kemp

learning disability and epilepsy: comparing experiences

Padraic Costello, D Sophie Doswell, Stephanie Price

Email

People

Interactive

Shake-up of nurse training

Gillian Middleditch

‘Generic’ nursing may change profession

Ian K Iles

Carving out a new niche

‘Unwise’ behaviour could be legitimate under new Act

Scheme shows success for job placements

E-learning spares students’ blushes

Christian Duffin

News in brief

Fetal testosterone levels linked to autistic traits

Paul Dinsdale

News

School-leavers face tough times

Hate crime ‘needs urgent action’

Paul Dinsdale

DRC slams health equality record as ‘woeful’

Speak up for your future

Duncan Mitchell