[ad_1] Councils will be free to abandon disabled people under the UK government’s coronavirus response. That’s the warning from disability charities over the new Coronavirus Act. No obligation over social care Disability Rights UK, a pan-disability charity, says councils will no longer have to provide social care. Councils would only have to provide care where…
[ad_1] Image © Shannon Des Roches Rosa[image: Photo of six people, seen from behind lookingat downtown San Francisco from atop Twin Peaks.] Now that every rule of social engagement we’ve painstakingly tried to learn has been turned upside down by social distancing, it’s not just our routines that are disrupted: It’s our whole concept of…
[ad_1] Listen to “The Secret to Making Friends: A People Skills Guide for Adults with ADHD” with Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., ACCG, PCC Click the play button below to listen in your browser. Mobile users can open this episode in: Apple Podcasts; Google Podcasts; Stitcher; Spotify; Overcast. Add ADDitude’s ADHD Experts Podcast to your podcasts app:…
[ad_1] Sensing touch: Mice that can sense light whisker touches show diminished activity in a subset of neurons. tiripero / iStock Mice missing an autism gene called SHANK3 respond to much lighter touches than typical mice do, according to a new study1. And this hypersensitivity seems to result from the underactivity of neurons…
[ad_1] by W.E. Powers We watch the world grind to a halt. The blood pumps full force making our heart feel as if it is about to explode. Thoughts burn rubber racing around our overheated brain. It is the end of the world! The turmoil currently facing millions during this time of a health pandemic…
[ad_1] On the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8), the European Commission launched the EU Gender Equality Strategy, setting out key actions for the next five years and committing to ensuring that the Commission will also include an equality perspective in all EU policy areas. Released on March 5 2020, Commissioner for Equality Helena…
Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) affect different people in different ways. In this video, Dr Elizabeth Milne from the Sheffield Autism Research Lab at The University of Sheffield in the UK talks to three people who were diagnosed with an ASC in adulthood. source Autism, ADHA Articles and Videos
Children, teens and adults on the autism spectrum frequently struggle with social skills. This can make forming relationships, especially friendships, difficult. Through therapeutically-based programs and individualized coaching in small group settings, Aspire provides individuals on the autism spectrum with the tools to form lasting and meaningful relationships. In this video, you’ll meet three very different…
[ad_1] This two and a half year Erasmus+ project, running from December 2019, aims to develop training for young mediators to support and foster inclusion of children and youngsters on the autism spectrum into community structures in Portugal, Spain and Italy. Funded by the European Commission, the Young Mediators for Inclusion (YMI) project was launched…
[ad_1] Photo © Shannon Des Roches Rosa[image: Photo of a teen wearing a jacket and baseball cap,seen from behind, far ahead on an oaken hillside trail.] Shannon Des Roches Rosa@shannonrosa When I was in physical therapy to rehabilitate a busted knee, the kind, competent therapists tended to make small talk—which invariably meant fielding tentative, well-meaning…