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In her classic work Autism: explaining the enigma, Uta Frith (2003, p. 34) states: Autism is not a modern problem, even though it has...

What does the T.I.L.E. acronym stand for in relation to Moving & Handling? T.I.L.E. is a useful acronym to help with the risk assessment...

The Scottish Government has announced that in certain situations, where criteria are met, double vaccinated staff who are self-isolating...

Recordings of the Scottish Manual Handling Forum 2-day virtual conference have been uploaded and can be found below: "An Introduction to...

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Hours

Things that have caught the eye this week.. Adaptive Interaction and Dementia | Dr Maggie Ellis ​ "...despite a lack of speech, people...

Things that have caught the eye this week.. The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the...

Things that have caught the eye this week... The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People | Roman Krznaric Roman Krznaric is a public...

Things that have caught the eye this week... The Psychology of Evil | Philip Zimbardo Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious...

One day you will see just how brave you have been. © @charliemackesy "The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse" provides hope for...

My grandma has dementia, but what does that word mean? Alex Winstanley has written a sublime collection of children's books that explore...

You don’t need to be a leader to care about people but you need to care about people in order to be a leader. David Marquet, Wall Street...

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfilment. - Simon Sinek Please note: When we...

Robert Sapolsky: The Behaviour of Humans at Our Best and Worst Scotland staycation - 11 beaches you must visit Luskentyre, Isle of Harris...

Kindness isn’t always easy or obvious, because the urgent race to the bottom, to easily measured metrics and to scarcity, can distract...

Sling assessment and use can be a headache. This post explores some suggestions regarding assessment and use.