#learningdisability — Public Fediverse posts

Bromley Council approves adult education centre’s demolition despite court battle to keep it open

The Court of Appeal quashed the Poverest Adult Education Centre’s closure this month but Bromley Council still wants…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Bromley #BromleyCouncil #Disability #Disabilityrights #Learningdisability #Orpington
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/4967/

Labour should ‘be kind’, a Makerfield voter told me. So how about stopping the relentless closures of precious day centres? | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/28/labour-makerfield-voter-closures-day-centres-andy-burnham #SocialCare #LearningDisability #Society #Politics #UkNews #Brighton

A sanctuary of calm amid the madness - until Nigel Farage turned up

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/sanctuary-calm-amid-madness-until-34075098

Ruling removes ‘vital’ UK safeguards for severely disabled people, charities warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/05/supreme-court-ruling-severely-disabled-people-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards #SocialCare #Disability #LearningDisability #Hospitals #Autism #UkSupremeCourt #Dementia #Law #UkNews #Society

Ruling removes ‘vital’ UK safeguards for severely disabled people, charities warn https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/05/supreme-court-ruling-severely-disabled-people-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards #SocialCare #Disability #LearningDisability #Hospitals #Autism #UkSupremeCourt #Dementia #Law #UkNews #Society

IIT-Madras Launches Ocular Tracking Lab to Quantify Dyslexic Reading Barriers

IIT Madras opens a new lab using eye-tracking to find reading problems for children with dyslexia. This will help make books easier to read.

#IITMadras, #Dyslexia, #EyeTracking, #Education, #LearningDisability

https://newsletter.tf/iit-madras-lab-helps-dyslexic-reading/

A new lab at IIT Madras is using special cameras to watch how children with dyslexia read. This is the first time this technology is being used to help make reading materials simpler for them.

#IITMadras, #Dyslexia, #EyeTracking, #Education, #LearningDisability
https://newsletter.tf/iit-madras-lab-helps-dyslexic-reading/

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/disabled-britons-report-rise-in-abuse-blue-badges #Disability #Fibromyalgia #MultipleSclerosis #LearningDisability #Osteoarthritis #Carers #UkNews

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/disabled-britons-report-rise-in-abuse-blue-badges #Disability #Fibromyalgia #MultipleSclerosis #LearningDisability #Osteoarthritis #Carers #UkNews

New housing hope for Britain’s young disabled people as ‘The Bristol Model’ solves funding problem

“There are 2,000 people in hospital, who d…
#Bristol #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #BristolCityCouncil #BristolLive #Britain #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #Disabilityequality #Disabilityrights #Environment #GreatBritain #Horfield #HousingCrisis #Invisibledisability #Knowle #KnowleWest #Learningdisability #Planning #SouthBristol
https://www.europesays.com/uk/919926/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/919926/ New housing hope for Britain’s young disabled people as ‘The Bristol Model’ solves funding problem #Bristol #BristolCityCouncil #BristolLive #Britain #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #DisabilityEquality #DisabilityRights #England #Environment #GreatBritain #Horfield #HousingCrisis #InvisibleDisability #Knowle #KnowleWest #LearningDisability #Planning #SouthBristol #UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/britain/22495/ New housing hope for Britain’s young disabled people as ‘The Bristol Model’ solves funding problem #BristolCityCouncil #BristolLive #Britain #Disability #DisabilityBenefits #DisabilityEquality #DisabilityRights #Environment #Horfield #HousingCrisis #InvisibleDisability #Knowle #KnowleWest #LearningDisability #Planning #SouthBristol

Woman kept in ‘Dickensian’ servitude for 25 years speaks out as abuser jailed https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/12/amanda-wixon-jailed-woman-victim-imprisoned-25-years-speaks-out #Crime #ModernSlavery #Gloucestershire #UkNews #England #Women #LearningDisability #Society

Woman kept in ‘Dickensian’ servitude for 25 years speaks out as abuser jailed https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/12/amanda-wixon-jailed-woman-victim-imprisoned-25-years-speaks-out #Crime #ModernSlavery #Gloucestershire #UkNews #England #Women #LearningDisability #Society

‘Walls covered in bloody handprints’ after Rock Ferry pub dispute

For Christopher, the killing was one of several traumatic experiences that shaped a childhood marked by hardship Christopher…
#Liverpool #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Birkenhead #Britain #GreatBritain #Learningdisability #poverty #RockFerry #Tranmere
https://www.europesays.com/uk/809258/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/809258/ ‘Walls covered in bloody handprints’ after Rock Ferry pub dispute #Birkenhead #Britain #England #GreatBritain #LearningDisability #Liverpool #poverty #RockFerry #Tranmere #UK #UnitedKingdom

Hope for vital service that 'means everything' to families after closure fears

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/hope-vital-service-means-everything-33405646

'They want to close it down - but this is my brother's life'

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/they-want-close-down-brothers-33357945

Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/14/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-neurodivergent-art #Learningdisability #Turnerprize2025 #Awardsandprizes #Neurodiversity #Artanddesign #Turnerprize #Disability #Culture #Society #Autism #UKnews #Art

Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/14/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-neurodivergent-art #Learningdisability #Turnerprize2025 #Awardsandprizes #Neurodiversity #Artanddesign #Turnerprize #Disability #Culture #Society #Autism #UKnews #Art

Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/14/nnena-kalu-turner-prize-neurodivergent-art #Learningdisability #Turnerprize2025 #Awardsandprizes #Neurodiversity #Artanddesign #Turnerprize #Disability #Culture #Society #Autism #UKnews #Art

The right’s mental-health overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/07/adhd-autism-overdiagnosis-wes-streeting #Attentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder #Specialeducationalneeds #Learningdisability #Neurodiversity #WesStreeting #Mentalhealth #Politics #Society #Autism #Health #UKnews

Celebrating Dyslexia Day.

#dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #adhd #dyslexic #autism #dyslexiaeducation #education #neurodiversity #dyslexiasupport #dysgraphia #specialeducation #dyslexiaadvocate #dyscalculia #saydyslexia #ortongillingham #dyspraxia #learningdisabilities #neurodivergent #learningdisability #specialneeds #scienceofreading #mentalhealth #reading #dyslexicthinking #madebydyslexia #structuredliteracy #autismawareness #dyslexiaisreal #learning…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/celebrating-dyslexia-day/

Celebrating Dyslexia Day.

#dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #adhd #dyslexic #autism #dyslexiaeducation #education #neurodiversity #dyslexiasupport #dysgraphia #specialeducation #dyslexiaadvocate #dyscalculia #saydyslexia #ortongillingham #dyspraxia #learningdisabilities #neurodivergent #learningdisability #specialneeds #scienceofreading #mentalhealth #reading #dyslexicthinking #madebydyslexia #structuredliteracy #autismawareness #dyslexiaisreal #learning…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/celebrating-dyslexia-day/

Celebrating Dyslexia Day.

#dyslexia #dyslexiaawareness #adhd #dyslexic #autism #dyslexiaeducation #education #neurodiversity #dyslexiasupport #dysgraphia #specialeducation #dyslexiaadvocate #dyscalculia #saydyslexia #ortongillingham #dyspraxia #learningdisabilities #neurodivergent #learningdisability #specialneeds #scienceofreading #mentalhealth #reading #dyslexicthinking #madebydyslexia #structuredliteracy #autismawareness #dyslexiaisreal #learning…

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/celebrating-dyslexia-day/

Handle a Meltdown with your special needs child or Adult with Autism #Autism #Meltdown #LearningDisability #AutismSupport #SpecialNeeds

💡 Exploring the Intraparietal Sulcus (IPS) and its connection to dyscalculia reveals its crucial role in numerical processing. Dyscalculia, a learning disability, is linked to impaired function in the IPS, affecting the Approximate Number System (ANS). Understanding Weber's Law helps explain how numerical distinctions are made. Enhancing awareness can improve educational strategies for those affected. #Dyscalculia #NumericalProcessing #WeberLaw #IntraparietalSulcus #LearningDisability 💡

💡 Exploring the Intraparietal Sulcus (IPS) and its connection to dyscalculia reveals its crucial role in numerical processing. Dyscalculia, a learning disability, is linked to impaired function in the IPS, affecting the Approximate Number System (ANS). Understanding Weber's Law helps explain how numerical distinctions are made. Enhancing awareness can improve educational strategies for those affected. #Dyscalculia #NumericalProcessing #WeberLaw #IntraparietalSulcus #LearningDisability 💡

@teamseaslug https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_0ssPfsG0w/?igsh=MXRyc3MxYWR2bXlmbA== too

https://zeroes.ca/@broadwaybabyto/113139346271888129

And #disability #disabilityPrideMonth #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #sensoryImpairment #learningDifficulty (which is not the same as) #LearningDisability except some people also use #SpLD and #neurodivergence in a group could be one #neurodivergent person etc.

You can follow these hashtags or similar ones and try asking there too. Best to get varied perspectives since no one individual experiences everything

What is a #nonverbal #learningdisorder? #TimWalz’s #son #Gus’ #condition, #explained.

Almost 3 million kids in North America have the #learningdisability #NVLD. It affects #spatialvisualskills and has nothing to do with #speaking abilities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nonverbal-learning-disorder-tim-walzs-son-gus-condition-explained-rcna167804

What is a #nonverbal #learningdisorder? #TimWalz’s #son #Gus’ #condition, #explained.

Almost 3 million kids in North America have the #learningdisability #NVLD. It affects #spatialvisualskills and has nothing to do with #speaking abilities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nonverbal-learning-disorder-tim-walzs-son-gus-condition-explained-rcna167804

#Parliamentary Office of #Science and Technology (POST) #MentalHealthAct reform – impacts on #autistic people and people with a #LearningDisability
#Research Briefing
Published Friday, 03 May, 2024 https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0722/

#Parliamentary Office of #Science and Technology (POST) #MentalHealthAct reform – impacts on #autistic people and people with a #LearningDisability
#Research Briefing
Published Friday, 03 May, 2024 https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0722/

#Parliamentary Office of #Science and Technology (POST) #MentalHealthAct reform – impacts on #autistic people and people with a #LearningDisability
#Research Briefing
Published Friday, 03 May, 2024 https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0722/

#Parliamentary Office of #Science and Technology (POST) #MentalHealthAct reform – impacts on #autistic people and people with a #LearningDisability
#Research Briefing
Published Friday, 03 May, 2024 https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0722/

I've been a bit quiet here (there and everywhere) but this is something I've just written on the role of unpaid carers.

A failed care system, relentless cuts, austerity and the notoriously perilous 'transition' process (when you shift from child to adult social services) is a shameful mix.

It leaves families like Elliott's in a precarious position.

#socialcare #respitecare #familycarer #carers #disability #learningdisability #pmld

https://twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1706242518591877344

I've been a bit quiet here (there and everywhere) but this is something I've just written on the role of unpaid carers.

A failed care system, relentless cuts, austerity and the notoriously perilous 'transition' process (when you shift from child to adult social services) is a shameful mix.

It leaves families like Elliott's in a precarious position.

#socialcare #respitecare #familycarer #carers #disability #learningdisability #pmld

https://twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1706242518591877344

This brilliant video by Mica, @PonderfulYT, is as clear an explanation as you’ll find of the neurodiversity movement, neurodivergence and neurotypicality, and their relation to disability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iicSLx19pc

And it’s not just good because Boba tries to steal the show! 😻

#NeurodiversityMovement #neurodiversity #neurodiverse
#neurodivergence #neurodivergent
#neurotypicality #neurotypical
#disability #disabled

#ADHD #anxiety #aphantasia #autism #bipolar #BPD #BrainDisease #BrainInjury #cPTSD #depression #dyscalculia #dyslexia #dyspraxia #hyperphantasia #LearningDisability #OCD #PTSD #SDAM #Tourettes

"The average age of death for people with a #learningDisability who are from an #ethnicMinority is 34 years, just over half the life expectancy of white counterparts, at 62 years of age. Of those with a learning disability who die in hospital, 51% from ethnic minority groups have a ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) recommendation, compared to 73% for those who are white."

#nhs #healthinequalities

https://www.nhsrho.org/news/new-review-identifies-poorer-care-and-lower-life-expectancy-for-ethnic-minorities-with-a-learning-disability/

An intro for anyone new here:

Hi!

I'm a journalist, author and editor.
My book Made Possible is influenced by my sister Raana (pictured!): an anthology on success, by people with learning disabilities: SUCCESS!
I chair Sibs, the charity for people who've grown up with disabled brothers/sisters. I’m an ambassador for the non-profit National Development Team for Inclusion.

#LearningDisability #fragilex #autism #diversity #equality #inclusion #humanrights #carer #siblings
http://sabasalman.com

An intro for anyone new here:

Hi!

I'm a journalist, author and editor.
My book Made Possible is influenced by my sister Raana (pictured!): an anthology on success, by people with learning disabilities: SUCCESS!
I chair Sibs, the charity for people who've grown up with disabled brothers/sisters. I’m an ambassador for the non-profit National Development Team for Inclusion.

#LearningDisability #fragilex #autism #diversity #equality #inclusion #humanrights #carer #siblings
http://sabasalman.com

An intro for anyone new here:

Hi!

I'm a journalist, author and editor.
My book Made Possible is influenced by my sister Raana (pictured!): an anthology on success, by people with learning disabilities: SUCCESS!
I chair Sibs, the charity for people who've grown up with disabled brothers/sisters. I’m an ambassador for the non-profit National Development Team for Inclusion.

#LearningDisability #fragilex #autism #diversity #equality #inclusion #humanrights #carer #siblings
http://sabasalman.com

An intro for anyone new here:

Hi!

I'm a journalist, author and editor.
My book Made Possible is influenced by my sister Raana (pictured!): an anthology on success, by people with learning disabilities: SUCCESS!
I chair Sibs, the charity for people who've grown up with disabled brothers/sisters. I’m an ambassador for the non-profit National Development Team for Inclusion.

#LearningDisability #fragilex #autism #diversity #equality #inclusion #humanrights #carer #siblings
http://sabasalman.com

An intro for anyone new here:

Hi!

I'm a journalist, author and editor.
My book Made Possible is influenced by my sister Raana (pictured!): an anthology on success, by people with learning disabilities: SUCCESS!
I chair Sibs, the charity for people who've grown up with disabled brothers/sisters. I’m an ambassador for the non-profit National Development Team for Inclusion.

#LearningDisability #fragilex #autism #diversity #equality #inclusion #humanrights #carer #siblings
http://sabasalman.com

We have huge news.......

The beer we brewed at Elusive Brew yesterday IS BLUMMIN WELL GOING TO BE AT THE GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL

Made by a fab team of neurotypical, neurodiverse, learning and physically disabled people.

London here we come

#InclusionMatters #brewing #LearningDisability #PhysicalDisability #autism #ADHD #beer

We have huge news.......

The beer we brewed at Elusive Brew yesterday IS BLUMMIN WELL GOING TO BE AT THE GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL

Made by a fab team of neurotypical, neurodiverse, learning and physically disabled people.

London here we come

#InclusionMatters #brewing #LearningDisability #PhysicalDisability #autism #ADHD #beer

We have huge news.......

The beer we brewed at Elusive Brew yesterday IS BLUMMIN WELL GOING TO BE AT THE GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL

Made by a fab team of neurotypical, neurodiverse, learning and physically disabled people.

London here we come

#InclusionMatters #brewing #LearningDisability #PhysicalDisability #autism #ADHD #beer

My posts are about:

#MyFamily
#DownSyndrome
#LearningDisability
#Autism
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#POTs
#Trichotillomania
#RealLife
#FamilyHistory

I am so lucky to get to be Mum to these two amazing people. As a family we are grateful to rational thinking, kind hearted people.