Happy new year everyone! We hope you had a great festive season and are ready for the new challenges of 2018!
Welcome! The purpose of this bulletin is to keep you in touch with news from the learning disability world in a monthly digest. We hope to include information on the latest policy and research along with easy read information. If you have any requests for information or if you want to share with the Oxleas learning disability community please send them to Steve Hardy or Jill Davies.
If you would like to receive an email alert about future bulletins please email to Steve Hardy.
All links are written in blue or grey and worked on the 5th January 2018.
Jobs at Oxleas
Clinical Lead/Nurse for Transitions Band 8A - Closes 11/01/18
Oxleas Adult Learning Disability Service will soon be looking for a Band 6 FTC Nurse for Transitions and Complex Health Needs. Watch Oxleas website to look out for it!
1. Stories of the month
2. Blogs
3. Books - new and forthcoming
4. Can you understand it? team of Oxleas news
5. Easy read information
6. Events
7. Guidance and resources
8. Journals
9. News concerning people with learning disabilities and/or autism
10. Newsletters
11. Reports
12. Requests
13. Research
14. Focus - portrayal of people with learning disabilities and/or autism in movies
Autism's Got Talent! Are you a singer, dancer, musician, comedian or gymnast who just happens to be on the autism spectrum? It's time to apply now by the 15th January 2018. Best of luck!
Photo of man with downs’ syndrome holding a baby is a display of pure love
Bright Futures School rated outstanding following Ofsted inspection
Little boy’s touching video explaining his autism to his classmates goes viral
Take a Listen to What “Background Noise” Sounds Like for Many on the Spectrum
2. Blogs
A life-and-death decision - Irene Tuffrey-Wijne
Actors with a learning disability training health professionals in clinical simulation - Karina Marshall-Tate, LDNurse.com
Christina uses a personal health budget to get more appropriate care - Christina, NHS England
Comic Redesigns the Autism Spectrum to Crush Stereotypes - Rebecca Burgess, The Mighty
Extra support to keep children and young people out of hospital - David Gill, NHS England
Growing up with autism - David Cook, NHS England
He’s Not Naughty, He Has Autism - Shelly S., Autism
My biggest challenge - Joe Partfit, Mencap
My fight for disabled equality - Mark Busk, NHS England
My brother was held as a slave for 26 years - Michelle Rawlings, The Guardian
People with learning disabilities want to find love too - Disability Today
Sexuality and leaning disabilities - Darren Devine, LDToday
Stepping up the job ladder - Henry Ireland, Mencap
Stopping over-medication: Ricky and Andy’s story (video) - NHS England
The associated risk for social care professionals who fail to take steps to promote capacity - Anthony Gold Solicitors, Lexology
The most wonderful (and busiest) time of the year! - Jen Stoneman, Mencap
Transforming Care: Leaving - Chris Hatton blog
What we've been working on in Parliament in 2017! - Rob Holland, Mencap
Why Embracing Autism Is Key to Improving Mental Health Within The Autistic Community - Maxwell Dean, Huffington
Post
Why the Autism Community Needs to Ditch the Terms “High-Functioning” and “Low-Functioning” - A. Stout, The Autism Site
3. Books and training packs
Out now!
10 rules for ensuring autistic people and people with learning disabilities cannot access healthcare - Viki Ainsworth and Jim Blair
Autism and Intellectual Disability in Adults Volume 2 - Dr. Damian Milton and Prof. Nicola Martin
Autism in a Decentered World - Alice Wexter
Behavior Support for Students with ASD: Practical Help for 10 Common Challenges - Debra Leach
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Thinking creatively - Andrew Jahoda et al
Citizenship Inclusion and Intellectual Disability: Biopolitics Post-Institutionalisation - Niklas Altermark
Making friends at work: Learning to make positive choices in social situations for people with autism - Saffron Gallup
Person-centred Active Support Training Pack (2nd Edition) - Julie Beadle-Brown, Bev Murphy and Jill Bradshaw
Successful Health Screening through Desensitisation for People with Learning Disabilities - Lisa Harrington and Sarah Walker
4. Can You Understand It? Team News
The Can You Understand It? Team are pleased to announce their involvement in a Royal College of Nursing publication 'Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities '.
5. Easy read information
'Friends and More' group valuable contribution to Prostate Cancer UK
Prostate Cancer UK have recently produced a couple of easy read booklets. 'Find out about your prostate - a quick guide' and 'My prostate - what changes should I look for'. The booklets were reviewed by the 'Friends and More' group which is run by Sue Charman and Claire Hough and the group have been acknowledge for their input.
Free copies can be ordered by call the Specialist Nurses on 0800 074 8383 or via the website Prostate Cancer UK
Easy News - Dec 2017, United Response
Easy Read Information from BILD
Housing for disabled people: what we want to find out (easy read PDF under 'What is the inquiry looking at?' - Equality and Human Rights Commission
6. Events
19 Jan 2018
Building a Community - Children's Workforce - London
26 January 2018
Building a Community - Adult's Workforce - London
23rd January 2018
STOMP social care implementation conference: making your pledge real - Solihull
5th - 6th March 2018
Restraint Reduction Network Conference: Minimising inequalities in reducing restrictive practice - Birmingham
6th March 2018
Benchmarking & Good Practice in Learning Disability Services - London
7th - 8th March 2018
Mini PAS-ADD & ChA-PAS for mental health assessment of people with intellectual disabilities - London
13th March 2018
Learning Disabilities: Fulfilling Potential and Supporting Better Lives - London
20th April 2018
Positive Commitment Conference - Dublin
3rd - 4th May 2018
Preparing for Adulthood - London
9 - 10 July 2018
The Patient Safety Congress - Manchester
28 November 2018
Learning Disability Today Exhibition and Learning Day - London
7. Guidance and resources
Care and support of older people with learning disabilities - NICE Draft Guidelines
Forced Marriage of People with Learning Disabilities - Ann Craft Trust
Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery - NICE Guidelines - Publish to be due 28th March 2018
Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme (LeDeR) - NHS England
Paving the way: Early intervention for children with learning disailities whose behaviour challenges - A new website resource from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
Safeguarding adults who have mental capacity: key principles - Community Care
Supporting people with profound and multiple learning disabilities: Core & essential service standards - CMG, PMLD Link, The Sensory Project and Choice Support
The BILD Factsheets relating to people with learning disabilities from BILD
Transforming Care Resources from United Response
8. Journals
Advances in Autism
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Autism Journal
Autism Parenting Magazine
British Journal of Learning DisabilitiesJournal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
Learning Disability Practice
PMLD Link
Tizard Learning Disability Review
9. News concerning people with learning disabilities and/or autism
A Teen-Ager in Solitary Confinement - Dec 4th, New Yorker
Autism families in Co Durham wait four years for assessment - Dec 4th, The Times
Agenda: Helping to make work a viable goal for the disabled - Dec 20th, Herald Scotland
Autistic boy's film celebrates being different, inspires others - Dec 11th, Taranaki Daily News
Bradford theatre group given £425,000 to make 'epic' production a reality - Dec 22nd, Telegraph & Argus
Colin Farrell Offers Advice to Parents Navigating Their Child's New Diagnosis - Dec 2017, The Mighty
Disabled man's cancer care criticised - Dec 15th, BBC
'Extremely interesting' punk musician died three days after being attacked - Dec 4th, The Argus
Heathrow and Nescot College join forces to make air travel easier for disabled people - Jan 3rd, Get Surrey
Hidden disabilities lanyard scheme launched at Guernsey Airport - Dec 3rd, ITV
High Court challenge over decision to let nurse who broke patient's jaw keep practising - Dec 6th, Bristol Post
'I wish I was normal but I'm not': Autistic boy, eight, who tried to kill himself with scissors writes heartbreaking notes asking his family to 'burn me alive' - Dec 13th, MailOnline
Informed consent - the new law - Dec 2018, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Man with Down's syndrome raises over £1k for Ellingham Employment Services in Leyton by climbing 10m wall - Dec 4th, East London & West Essex Guardian
Meet the inspirational coaches who help disabled footballers - Dec 15th, Gloucestershire Live
Meeting Milo: Robot uses spectrum of facial expressions to engage with autistic students at Kingsbury Elementary - Dec 10th, The Sumter Item
Modelling Agency Aims To Tackle Misrepresentation Of People With Disabilities - Dec 21st, Huff Post UK
New toilets will be first of their kind to help disabled people in Gloucestershire - Dec 13th, Gloucestershire Live
One in five employers say disabled people less likely to be taken on - Dec 15th, LD Today
'Our autistic little boy lives on two hours' sleep a night and can't stop injuring himself - we need help' - Dec 5th, Mirror
People with disabilities have the right to good health too - Nov 27th, The Guardian
Philip Hammond Was Utterly Wrong About Disabled Employees Negatively Impacting Productivity Dec 7th, Huffington Post
Robot helps children with autism learn to communicate - Dec 5th, Fox 2
Seclusion of autistic boy 'unreasonable' - ombudsman - Dec 18th, Radio New Zealand
Significant boost to learning disability and mental health nurses needed, says HEE chief - Dec 14th, Nursing Times
Specsavers launches autism training for staff - Dec 14th, Optometry Today
Students with autism make music with iPads - Dec 17th, CBS News
Teachers urged to tackle discrimination against pupils with learning disabilities - Dec 7th, The Herald Scotland
Ten-year-old child with autism to record single after wowing Asda shoppers with Smokey Robinson song - Dec 23rd, Independent
The Good Doctor Changes the Way People See Autism - Oct 30th, Autism Parenting Magazine
Warwick District residents with learning disabilities publish their stories in new book - Dec 3rd, The Courier
Wedding bells for couple who found true love at singles night - Dec 13th, Accrington Observer
10. Newsletters
Challenge Newsletter Winter 2017: Active Listening in Action - Challenging Behaviour Foundation
VODG Winter newsletter 2017/8 - Dec 2017, VODG
11. Reports
Eye Health – preventing sight loss in London - Nov 2017, London Assembly
Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics Commissioner Census (Assuring Transformation) - Oct 2017, Gov.UK
New report says what needs to change to make Transforming Care work for autistic people - Sept 26th, National Autistic Society et al
Valuing the Views of Children with Learning Disabilities - Dec 12th, The Challenging Behaviour Foundation
12. Requests
Facing the facts, shaping the future: A draft health and care worforce strategy for England to 2027 - NHS and Public Health England, closes on 23rd March 2018
Raising concerns and making complaints about health, social care or education of people with learning disabilities, autism or both - NHS England survey - closes 31st January 2018
Reducing the Need for Restraint and Restrictive Intervention: Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Mental Health Difficulties (final consultation) - Gov.UK - closes 24th January 2018
Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper (open consultation) - Gov.UK - closes 2nd March 2018
13. Research
Characteristics of prisoners with intellectual disabilities - London Southbank University et al
Epilepsy in patients with autism: links, risks and treatment challenges - Neuropsychiatry Disease and Treatment
Everyday Decisions: Supporting legal capacity through care, support and empowerment - University of Birmingham
High anxiety in young children with autism – study - Griffiths University
Seizure study sheds light on lasting brain effects in children - University of Edinburgh
Social phobia linked to autism and schizophrenia - Swinburne University of Technology
Study shows interventions, though few, can be effective for students with high-functioning autism - North Carolina State University
14. Focus - on portrayal of people with autism on the small screen
2017 was a great year for autism-inspired TV - Jan 1st 2018, The Guardian
Atypical
Sesame Street
The A Word
The Big Bang Theory
The Good Doctor
Thanks for visiting, see you in early February!
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