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The PAsSA trial is a research project looking at the effectiveness of group CBT for people with Asperger syndrome and anxiety.  The project is funded by NIHR and headed by Dr Peter Langdon at UEA.  Dr Langdon is coordinating the … Continue reading →

Prof Glynis Murphy will be in Japan next week for the IASSIDD Asia Pacific conference – see www.iassid.org . Prof Murphy is Immediate Past President for IASSIDD and is responsible for leading on a number of issues for IASSIDD. She will be … Continue reading →

Beckie Hardiman, PhD student studying at the Tizard Centre is undertaking a triathlon at the end of September, hoping to complete an 800m open water swim, 40km bike ride and 8km run.  She is hoping to raise money for the … Continue reading →

Rebecca Hardiman, PhD student at the Tizard Centre, is recruiting for an applied pilot study investigating the relationship between hormonal indicators of stress/arousal (measured through saliva samples) and challenging behaviours (such as self-injurious behaviour and aggression) in boys with Fragile X … Continue reading →

Costs and Benefits of Social Care Support for Ex-offenders with Intellectual disabilities’ (OFFSCA-ID); a research project that is currently run by Prof Glynis Murphy and funded by the SSCR, are providing a scholarship for one exceptional PGIDD candidate who is interested in … Continue reading →

The Autism Research at Kent (ARK) team would like to invite you to a networking and information event on 19 Sep 2013 from 12.30pm onwards in Keynes Lecture Theatre 4. ARK (Autism Research at Kent) is a collaboration recently set … Continue reading →

 The first focus group was held in Athens on Saturday 7th July 2013 with a view to helping develop Services in Intellectual Disabilities in Greece.  This was run by Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou (Vivi) with Anta Kapsouri, 2nd year Psychology student at … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Peter McGill has been promoted to Professor McGill in recognition of his work in the area of learning disability over the past 30 years. Peter has worked in learning disability for over 30 years, … Continue reading →

Watch the introduction to Mencap’s  series of short films about supporting people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The video shows some of the best clips from the films, which accompany the Raising our sights how-to guides – a series of … Continue reading →

The House of Lords Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has published its call for evidence. Chairman of the Committee, Lord Hardie, said: “The Mental Capacity Act has been in force since 2007, and the time is right to … Continue reading →