Category Archives: Tizard

On Wednesday 10 May, Dr Neil Sinclair and Prof Murphy from the Tizard Centre contributed to the London seminar on ‘Behaviour that challenges: planning services for people with learning disabilities and /or autism who sexually offend’. Dr Sinclair and Prof Murphy co-chair the … Continue reading →

Dr Nick Gore is organising a one-day free workshop in London on 22nd May 2017.  “Positive Behavioural Support for Children and Young People with Learning and Developmental Disabilities – Roles, Needs and Strengths of Clinical Psychologists” This is aimed at … Continue reading →

Students are the future of service development and research. The Tizard Learning Disability Review (TLDR) is widely used in educational settings and we have published a number of articles based on work carried out by students. Nonetheless, students are often … Continue reading →

Rachel Forrester-Jones, Director, attended the Lions Club International event (East Kent)  on Sunday 2 May, on behalf of Tizard, who continue to sponsor the event.  Across the UK  the Lions hold an annual special day for those with profound intellectual and … Continue reading →

This short film casts a satirical side-eye at the common stereotypes of autism. Created using photos sent in by local autistic adults including lots of UKC students in response to the question “what makes you happy?” The images sent in … Continue reading →

Gabor Petri, PhD student at the Tizard Centre, recently presented a paper at the Kent Critical Law Society Conference 2017  “Disability rights in times of crisis – critical perspectives by advocates and self-advocates with autism or learning disabilities”. Disabled people … Continue reading →

As part of World Autism Awareness Day, the Union Street Methodist Church, Maidstone, will be holding an Autism Friendly Church Service at 10:00 am. The Church is looking to host this event in a relaxed and inclusive atmosphere with clarity … Continue reading →

KCC are running a one day workshop exploring the key characteristics of autism and how they can respond to help people with autism to experience a good quality of life.  The workshop is relevant to to anyone who lives with, … Continue reading →

The latest Fragile X newsletter is now available online.  As well as offering family stories and experiences of living with Fragile X, it also looks at the latest research being carried out across the UK and opportunities to participate in … Continue reading →

Working together to deliver positive behaviour support The 2017 International Positive Behaviour Support Research and Practice Conference is being held in Bristol 3/4/5 May 2017.  The underlying theme of this is about delivering the most effective support, building on strengths … Continue reading →