The spewing of hate – dangers to vulnerable people – hope for the horrified – does Caring Activism appeal to you as a way forward?

Peter Limbrick writes: I do not need to be Democrat, Republican, Labour or Conservative to know that we are all in trouble when hate becomes the major ingredient of political debate. Most in danger are those of us in marginalised groups defi

A case to answer: the BBC and the Children’s Commissioner in the dock? Comment from John Wright. UK

Children with special educational needs (SEN) have a right in law to receive the ‘additional or different’ educational provision their needs call for, but there’s no ‘policeman’ to ensure that Local Authorities fulfill their legal duties. Instead, children with SEN rely on their parents and relevan

Zika virus is not the birth defect risk Scotland should be most worried about. Dr Jonathan Sher talks good sense

Dr Sher writes: Images of babies with severe microcephaly caused by the Zika virus are upsetting. Our hearts go out to these abnormally small-headed babies whose lives and life chances have been compromised – as well as to their families.

With the Rio Olympics now underway, the risks of contractin

The Tony Blair government, Iraq and Early Support for Disabled Children (ECI)

This article was first published as an Editorial by Peter Limbrick in IQJ Issue 6, July 2009 under the heading: ‘Blue boxes. Orange flames.’

The blue boxes of the title are those helpful information packs that England’s… Department for Children, Schools and Families… makes available to new famil

Dating with Autism: How to Tell if a Girl Likes You – article by Ed Hudson

If you are on the autism spectrum and wish there was a clear way to tell if a girl likes you – without having to straight-up ask her – then this article is for you.

More of this: http://www.datingmetrics.com/how-to-tell-if-a-girl-likes-you/

Curriculum content for children and adults with intellectual and other disabilities. Independence? No, thank you. Autonomy? Yes please!

Peter Limbrick writes: Is independence ever a valid goal? In this article I want to suggest that it is not, and offer instead the pursuit of autonomy. In my thinking this offers a better way forward for all of us as we grow from child to adult. Autonomy will add richness, meaning and value to th

After Brexit - a message from Inclusion Europe President

The UK referendum has stunned the world. Inclusion Europe, itself an expression of the belief in international cooperation, has to ask what this means for our movement and for the current and future generations of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Our founding principl

Some concerns about the mental health of disabled babies and their mothers. Are we helping or hindering? By Peter Limbrick

My concerns are based more in a degree of familiarity with families of babies and infants who have disabilities than in any expertise in psychiatry. My experience is that when a new baby arrives with disabilities, little attention is paid to the mental health of baby, mother and other close family

More Articles ...