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3 Comment Support should fit around 19 Editor’s diary A former resident gives
what an individual wants, not an incendiary answer when asked if he
vice versa wants to return to an institution, plus
being human is quite straightforward
6 Letters Kids’ TV presenter breaks
barriers, the wonder of Harry Potter, 20 Therapy and advocacy together There
NHS chief’s word on ATUs, risks are were some surprising results when a
part of life and being stuck at home charity changed how it supported
people recovering from abuse
Research ignores family
fun, page 12
7 Welfare rights: help to pay the winter
fuel bills Prices are rising, so stay 22 ‘We felt our concerns would now be
warm with schemes to help with gas believed. We did not anticipate the
and electricity costs inertia and lack of responsibility’
Agencies are too keen to avoid blame
for premature deaths
8 Legal: charisma and commercial sex
Can a carer arrange to buy sex for a
man they look after? Plus protection 24 The neglect of mental health Research
for people in exploitative relationships on mental health support for people
with learning disabilities rarely views it
from their perspective
Leading his own life – not
the one planned, page 16 10 Keeping it local Small providers are
offering early, highly tailored support
to help people realise aspirations and 26 Funding self-advocacy While some
belong in their community groups struggle, many secure a decent
income through a variety of approaches
11 Growing the wrong priorities A garden
is little used, councils and care home 27 Autistic performers own the stage A
providers give suspect advice and global event shows many people with
Strictly is steps ahead autism are engaging and highly
talented performers
Gardeners guard their 12 Putting research right Studies should
green oasis, page 18 stop assuming a person with a learning 28 Connect for a good life How an
disability is a tragedy for families and inclusive communication charity kept
unable to take part in research people in touch during the pandemic
– including choir practice
14 A creative powerhouse Songs, books,
plays – Bobby Latheron has written 29 Arts: poetry Poets Phillip Rackham and
them all, and is now planning a film, a Sharon Russell reflect on what
podcast and another, darker book freedom means to them. Illustrations
by Robin Meader
16 Choosing our own route Horrified at
Agencies close ranks over the segregated life the authorities 30 History: the scandal that led to
early deaths, page 22 planned for his son, Les Scaife steered hospital closures A tabloid’s exposé of
him towards choice and community abuse in the 1960s played a major role
in the closure of institutions
18 Save our green oasis Gardeners are
objecting to plans that would destroy a
therapeutic allotment in a built-up area
Seán Kellly; Rosemary Tozer Musical meeting with an
online choir, page 28
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