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This week's blog focuses on our Eating and drinking Resource. Wide ranging applications across age groups this can be a big support at this time of year. talkingmats.com/january-sale-e…

New paper: autistic ppl found stimming to be positive when not self-injurious nor stigmatized (latter led to masking). Most felt stimming helped their friendships w/ & connections to other autistics, in part through inferring others’ emotions from stimming journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27…

Shut away & ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle John Harris "The fundamental issue is not just that we have not acted on this seemingly constant crisis. It's that most of us are not even aware of it" theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Our first online seminar for 2025 will consider the importance of communication to the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and marks the retirement of our colleague Professor Teresa Iacono Teresa Iacono bit.ly/3ClgfE6

Important study focused on Australian Registered Nurse's' Awareness of Key Issues, Ambivalence and Education Related to the Health of People With Intellectual Disability and/or Autism published in JARID

Our first online seminar, which focuses upon the importance of communication to the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities, is this Wednesday: bit.ly/3ClgfE6

History, culture, philosophy, politics. HUMAN BEINGS. Couldn't be happier that this is coming out on June 5th published by Wildfire. Available for preorder now on Amazon. For Joey

‘Maybe I will’…

A great day discussing practice leadership & sharing insights within the context of organisational culture, quality of life & capable environments

Tomorrow! Still time to book online to see the wondrous Ramandeep Kaur talking about advocacy from the margins. Chaired by the equally wondrous Chris Hatton. 👊

The Times paywall is free today so please read and share my article below as widely as possible. I want as many people as possible to read my story. See: My brother Joe was a ‘gift from God’. NHS neglect let him die. thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

I am reading - free to access article: Current debates regarding deinstitutionalisation for disabled people in South Korea: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A must attend event! Registration means access to recording after the session

June 25th: BEAUTIFUL LIVES. How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong, Stephen Unwin eventbrite.co.uk/e/beautiful-li….

☀️The Summer tranche of our Research Career Development Award is now open! The scheme is open to #nurses, #midwives, #pharmacists & #AHPs, as well as academic #researchers in Yorkshire & Humber. To find out more & to apply: psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/contact/get-in…

A must-read from Prof Chris Hatton, not least after brutal plans to cut ('reform') welfare: 'Something is deeply rotten here, and assessments have very clearly become – have always been? – a tool for rationing and humiliation.' #learningdisability #WelfareBill #inequality

Really important research exploring patients experience of #blanketrestrictions and #wardrules in mental health inpatient settings. Michael is looking for people to interview....

Very humbled to have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues on a chapter in this must-read book. Essential reading

Thank you Joey 😍