We recently launched a new resource, co-developed with @DifferabledScot, created to support families navigating the post-secondary school transition & beyond for young people with developmental disabilities. You can now access it for free online via

There's still time to apply for this exciting new role! If you have good experience and knowledge of community engagement, we want to hear from you. Deadline is 14th August. Details below 👇.

ICYMI, in June we launched a new resource co-created with parents & @DifferabledScot to support families of a young person with developmental disabilities to navigate the post-secondary school transition. Find out more & download the resource via

Prof Andrew Jahoda from @ScotLDO @UofGSHW will be delivering a keynote presentation on 'Adapting psychological therapies for people with more severe and profound intellectual disabilities' at this year's @EABCT conference in Glasgow in September.

Following the latest publication by the.@CoronavirusLD group, Chris Hatton @ManMetUni.& Richard Hastings @unibirmingham provided a report to @covidinquiryuk about the impact of #Covid19 on people with #learningdisabilities looking at adult social care .

RT @gerrymccartney1: 3 year Research Associate post at the University of Glasgow working on the evaluation of #CommunityWealthBuilding, wor….

RT @mikieboy83: so today is the last day of July and this month is #DisabilityPrideMonth here my article @LDTonline . .

📢Vacancy Alert! New p/t role supporting the delivery of “Learn Together”, a workshop series to upskill researchers in engaging ethically with communities. If you're passionate about meaningful engagement, check out the details below. Closes 14th Aug

6. Find out more about this study via

5. Researchers also found that, while there was a reduction across time, many people with intellectual disabilities continued to report experiences of anxiety, loneliness, sadness and anger/frustration across the COVID-19 #pandemic.

4. This @NIHRresearch & @UKRI_News funded study draws on 4 waves of data collected between 2020-2022, via co-designed structured interview, examining the trajectory of mental health & wellbeing across the #pandemic period.

3. Researchers found that exercise and spending time outdoors were associated with better outcomes for the #mentalhealth and wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities during this time.

2. The latest paper from this UK-wide research collaboration found that social connection & engagement in purposeful activity were vital to maintaining the wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities during the pandemic.

1. New paper in @JIDR_Wiley from @AmandaGillooly et al on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four-Wave Longitudinal Analysis #learningdisabilities #healthinequalities .

4. This @NIHRresearch & @UKRI_News funded study draws on 4 waves of data collected between 2020-2022, via co-designed structured interview, examining the trajectory of mental health & wellbeing across the #pandemic period.

3. Researchers found that exercise and spending time outdoors were associated with better outcomes for the #mentalhealth and wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities during this time.

2. The latest paper from the research collab based across @uofgshw @manmetuni @uniofwarwick .found that social connection & engagement in purposeful activity were vital to maintaining the wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities during the pandemic.

RT @mikieboy83: this Month marks #DisabilityPrideMonth . a time to celebrate, champion and highlight support for disabled people in our com….

Great to see regular @ScotLDO collaborator and peer researcher @Aaronhume2018 talking about his experiences of education, why the right funding is key and the brilliant support for learning provided by @WestLoCollege 🙌.

The resource brings together guidance & advice drawn from the learned experience of parents & carers of young people with developmental disabilities, as well as a description of services that parents can access for advice & support. Find out more via