News and Opinion – Page 7

11th February 2022

Get uncomfortable, it’s Valentine’s day…

Associate Family Consultants, Nicola, Kate and Rosie talk about relationships and sex.

Families

21st January 2022

Reimagining Pedro

17th December 2021

Locked up for Christmas – long read

This Christmas, 2,000 people with learning disabilities and/or autism will spend the festive period in long term detention.

2nd November 2021

How to use the Dimensions Family Portal

The Dimensions Family Portal helps families to keep up with their loved ones.

Feature

6th October 2021

“Best Coaching, Mentoring & Personal Development Initiative”

Aspire is our multi-award-winning career development programme and we’re thrilled to show off our special commendation at the 2021 Business Culture Awards.

17th September 2021

How to get assistive technology right

Assistive technology, sometimes referred to as personalised technology is used by individuals with disabilities in order to perform functions that might be difficult otherwise.

Feature

18th March 2020

“My sandwich might look a bloody mess but it tastes so good because I made it”

1st October 2018

Why Harry is not “an epileptic”

Associate Family Consultant, Martin Boniface, talks about the impact of language and labels.

Families

29th September 2018

Tackling Sensory Processing Disorder

Associate Family Consultant, Kate Chate, talks about Sensory Processing Disorder and the journey her family has been on since her son Alfie received his diagnosis.

Families

7th June 2018

Is silence golden?

Working with Martin, Dimensions Family Consultant, we’ve put together a ‘top 10 (actually 11!) tips’ for avoiding and dealing with difficult moments in public.

Families

21st April 2017

John lives his life

With just the right amount of support

Life story