Publish date: 21 September 2021
The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism bulletin is ready for you to view (It is advised that you open the link in a web browser other than Internet Explorer (IE) due to the page not displaying properly in that particular browser).
This edition covers the following topics:
- Mutations linked to autism may be detectable in men’s sperm
- X chromosome exerts extra influence on brain development
- Autism mouse models cluster by brain activity pattern
- IQ related to muscle strength in individuals with learning disabilities
- Behavioural and cognitive behavioural therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Meeting the healthcare needs of adults with a learning disability and autistic adults in prison
- CQC report highlights how the right community support can improve outcomes for people with a learning disability, a mental health need and autistic people
- Joanna, Jon and Ben – a Serious Case Review
- New project to help people with learning disabilities become more included in community life
- Launch of AsIAm Adult Support and Wellbeing Programme
- Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics AT: August 2021, MHSDS: June 2021 Final
- NEUROSTAGES festival announced
- New app to help improve quality of care for people with learning disabilities
- NHS appoints national director of learning disability and autism
- Shielding programme ends for most vulnerable
- Most vulnerable to be offered COVID-19 booster vaccines from next week
- What studying worms, flies and fish says about autism