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Aspies on mental health: speaking for ourselves

01 February 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

AS THE Autism Act 2010 begins to influence service provision for people with Asperger syndrome (AS), or ‘aspies’ as many call themselves, this book offers a timely...

Autism: A Social and Medical History

28 May 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK demonstrates how attitudes toward people with autism have changed through history as technology has developed and knowledge about the condition has...

Safety Skills for Asperger Women

01 July 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK offers a rare insight into the experiences of women with Asperger syndrome. Rare because the male-to-female ratio among people with the condition is...

Social inclusion policies and practices across Europe

30 January 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Erasmus, the European Commission’s educational exchange programme for higher education students, teachers and institutions, funds education programmes for students...

Development and Brain Systems in Autism

01 November 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

AS BRAIN-IMAGING technology has become more sophisticated over recent years, it has become possible to understand the neurological functions of the brain in people...

Understanding autism spectrum conditions

27 June 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

People with autism are especially vulnerable to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. They need their environments to be predictable, which may...

‘To be able to engage with the students is empowering’

26 October 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Three years ago the University of Hertfordshire employed Scott Watkin, a man with learning disabilities, as a visiting lecturer for its nursing course. His lectures...

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