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Multiple morbidity across the lifespan in people with Down Syndrome or intellectual disability: Population-based cohort study using electronic health records

World Autism Acceptance Week took place from 27 March to 2 April and SLaM, alongside autistic people and supporters all around the world, arranged a number of events to mark this week. Only two years ago, we were marking Autism Awareness Week. What led to the move from Awareness to Acceptance – and are we moving to a position of more acceptance of autistic people using SLaM services?

Have you ever experienced difficult situations at work and left feeling that this you have little left to offer?

In the context of the workplace the term resilience is often associated with the capacity to thrive, rather than just survive in high stress environments but over the past two years, I have experienced resilience as a way to survive and not thrive.

What was your New Year’s resolution this year? 

How many of us made yet another annual commitment to improve our life in some way – to do more of something or do less of something else? To make a change, take a leap of faith, learn a new skill or unlearn an old habit? To re-connect, rebalance, or rejuvenate ourselves?   I wonder how many times we have made similar promises but somehow found ourselves at a minute to midnight rehashing some old year’s promise.