Research News

We regularly publish news from our research partners and how it is informing our services to families.

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RCPCH refuses to withdraw its 2021 Fabricated or induced illness (FII) guidance

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health refuses to withdraw its 2021 guidance concerning Fabricated or induced illness (FII) by ...
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Systems Generated Trauma Survey

Trauma related practice’ is a phrase increasingly used by public bodies to convey their awareness that many of those with ...
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Building practical solutions for traumatised families

On 9th July 2024 we jointly held a conference at the University of Leeds, School of Law to explore practical ...
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Seminar Review – To Mortality And Beyond

For the June CIDD seminar, we heard from Professor Stuart Todd - Professor in Intellectual Disability research at the University ...
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Free webinar: Understanding and reducing sleep problems for children with genetic syndromes.

Free lunchtime webinar: Thursday 26th September 12.30pm-2.00pm Sleep problems present a significant challenge for parents and carers of children with ...
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Improving The Health And Wellbeing Of People With Intellectual Disabilities

Professor Cairns is Director of the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory, and Professor of Health and Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the School ...
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Your experiences matter

PhD student Louise would like to interview parents who have experience of looking after a child with an acquired brain ...
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Diagnostic Overshadowing Webinar Review

A recording of the webinar is now available at the end of this article if you’d like to catch up ...
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Embracing Complexity: Top 10 Priorities for Research on Neurodivergence

Embrace Complex coalition carried out the Research Priority Setting to identify what areas of research are the most important to ...
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Research Journeys: Breaking down barriers: Access for all

"In identifying the barriers to disability rights implementation we can begin to understand why and how some services are accessible ...
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