A new early years centre dedicated to supporting children under five with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is due to open in early 2025.Following the successful pilot of an early years special educational needs centre in Gloucester, Gloucestershire County Council has given national SEND provision charity Dingley's Promise a three-year contract.

People with intellectual disabilities experience functional assessments as scary and oppressive. Assessment reinforced the stigma associated with having an intellectual disability and, to a lesser extent, claiming benefits. Individual, structural and policy levels interventions are discussed.

The number of students with disabilities in Higher Education is increasing, but research shows that they continue to face significant challenges for equitable participation. This study aims to deepen our understanding of these challenges through the perceptions of students with disabilities themselves.

Adequate food is a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for a healthy life for all, including people with intellectual disabilities (Kolset et al. 2018; United Nations 2006). However, obesity and malnutrition are prevalent health challenges in this population for many reasons (Flygare Wallen et al. 2018; World Health Organization 2011).

People with intellectual disabilities having varying degrees of impaired intellectual and cognitive skills, which create challenges in many aspects of life and entail a greater reliance on staff for nutritional and dietary issues (World Health Organization 2011). Managers and staff working in municipal care homes for adults with intellectual disabilities significantly influence the residents' diets.

Few studies have explored community participation for autistic adults, with or without intellectual disability. This study aims to investigate how autistic adults participate in the community, and the childhood and adulthood factors that predict community participation in adulthood.

Parents of children with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities reported diminished quality of life for themselves and their families, experiencing increased physical and mental health issues associated with caregiving burdens. Future research is needed that determine what effective support systems and interventions are needed to alleviate parental caregiver burden.

Maternal intellectual disability co-occurs with established parenting risk factors in the general population. Social welfare programs must become disability-inclusive and population datasets should routinely include disability items. A knowledge gap remains in relation to fathers with intellectual disability.

The purpose of creating a special needs trust is to provide funds for your child while at the same time preserving your child’s ability to qualify for need-based governmental benefits, most commonly Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Medicaid. An individual does not need to be a minor to have a special needs trust, but there are special rules for additions to a trust for a beneficiary who is age 65 or older.