Heartening to share that the British Educational Research Association (BERA) selected our Impact Case Study (led by Prof Guldberg) to illustrate the importance of educational research.
Read the report here:
bera.ac.uk/publication/ed…
College of Social Sciences DISN BERA

Specialist autism mentoring at university – a framework for reframing

Brian Irvine shares a framework for approaching Specialist (Autism) Mentoring in UK Higher Education.

ACER: Autism Centre for Education & Research CRAE NADP CollegeAutismNetwork
autism.org.uk/advice-and-gui…

Our systematic literature review on the effect of Dialogic Reading on communication skills of autistic children is now out: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
We would be very interested to know what you think about it! Co-authored with Hadeel Alharbi and Emmanouela Terlektsi. DISN ACER: Autism Centre for Education & Research

Please share as widely as you can, this is research that can bring positive change:

Congrats to everyone who has graduated!

It’s not goodbye, we offer support on your next steps including:
🎓 Access to careers support
🎓 Exclusive events for recent graduates
🎓 An opportunity to have an alumni mentor
🎓 A tailored monthly newsletter

birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/recent-…

Fabulous doctor/duck moment!

Congratulations to all our wonderful graduates, very glad that the sun shone on you - and especially to ACER's latest Doctor, Dr. Brian (Robot) Irvine 🙂
Brian Irvine DISN University of Bham School of Education Alumni CRAE

Join us for this thought provoking discussion Economic and Social Research Council ACER: Autism Centre for Education & Research DISN

Fantastic to see this journal go from strength to strength

Rightful Lives Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou Fiona Clarke Sue Fletcher-Watson ACER: Autism Centre for Education & Research SpecialEdHead FCCT Pooky Knightsmith Neuroteachers

Rosie Rushton Mencap Uni of Birmingham DISN Fathima Nowshard is a teacher, researcher, DISN masters student (SLD/PMLD), and a parent to a child with PMLD.

🗨️Here Fathima shares how individuals with PMLD and complex medical needs can reach their full potential and lead a fulfilling life ⬇️

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🎹Music appears highly motivating and fundamental to the well-being of individuals with PMLD.

PhD researcher Rosie Rushton is exploring the impact of using music to facilitate play, and develop a framework of guidelines and principles for teaching staff ⬇️

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Joanna Grace DISN ⭐️Free high-quality resources to support the mental health and well-being of people with SLD/PMLD.

NAC Wellbeing, whose founder is a contributor to DISN MA Inclusion, provides resources to create enriching experiences.
➡️nacwellbeing.org

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Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Learning Disability Week stories and those who tagged us in your posts!

We’ve loved highlighting the achievements of people with a learning disability. 💜

Do you work in primary education?

Come to a FREE online CPD session with Young Money which explores financial education for Primary children.

Thurs 29 June
3.30-5.30pm on zoom

For more info or to sign up, please email [email protected]

Of course we are biased, but this is a fantastic course and its students go on to do wonderful things! A great way to study flexibly around work and caring commitments too
#LDWeek2023

To celebrate #LDWeek23 we are helping to bust myths about living life with a learning disability.

Health champions in Wales are educating their peers about health checks. You can find out about their important work at our annual conference, Love your health.

Mencap Myth Buster George shared this video with us for Learning Disability Week.

'This Learning Disability Week, let's focus on what we can do, not what we can't do.' 💜 Rob Webster 💙 CBeebies Grown-Ups 🎉

This Learning Disability Week, we want to show that many people with a learning disability are fit to work and can do a job well.

Meet James. 👋

He is enrolled in our supported internship programme and is doing his work placement at The Shrewsbury Arms pub. [1/3]

Parental insights are so valuable in giving us positive stories, we need to hear more of these: