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This is your final chance to get tickets for this year's #CANDDIDConf2026! It's taking place on Friday 13 March at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Chester. This year, the focus is 'Fit for the future: 10-year Health Plan and Neurodevelopmental Conditions': canddid.nhs.uk/conf26

CANDDID Conversations, our new podcast, is back with a new episode! canddid.nhs.uk/news-and-event… In this episode, we hear from Chris, Maddy and Bob about their experience at the European Association for Mental Health and Intellectual Disability conference in Ghent.

There's just one week to go until our 2026 CANDDID Conference! This year, the focus is 'Fit for the future: 10-year Health Plan and Neurodevelopmental Conditions'. Get your tickets for the conference on our website: canddid.nhs.uk/conf26 #CANDDIDConf2026

The first episode of CANDDID Conversations is now available to listen to: canddid.nhs.uk/news-and-event… It's all about the origins of CANDDID, how it's evolved, and its vision for the future.

Book your tickets for #CANDDIDConf2026 Join us for the CANDDID Conference, Friday 13 March at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester, focusing on ‘Fit for the future: 10-year Health Plan and Neurodevelopmental Conditions’. ​Learn more: canddid.nhs.uk/conf26

📢 Call for abstracts! We are now accepting submissions for poster presentations or concurrent sessions at the 7th Annual CANDDID Conference. Deadline for submission is the 9th Feb 2026. Please email abstracts to cwp.canddid@nhs.net Find out more here: canddid.nhs.uk/conf26

Our Patient and Public Involvement Group from @autism_together for the Unlocking Excellence Project, helped us to co-produce an easy-to-read newsletter. To download this newsletter, click here: cwp.nhs.uk/application/fi… And to find more information: canddid.nhs.uk/research/nihr-…

We are pleased to share the third edition of our quarterly newsletter from the Unlocking Excellence project! This also marks one year since we started and we have included a year review. For more information on this project, please follow this link canddid.nhs.uk/research/nihr-…

#ARFID is common in autistic children, yet often missed. Our new #review maps early signs and effective interventions — and calls for urgent action on screening tools, training & autism-informed care. Find out more here: canddid.nhs.uk/research/curre…

Our Public and Patient Involvement group from @autism_together for the Unlocking Excellence Project, helped us to co-produce an easy to read newsletter Click here to download this newsletter cwp.nhs.uk/application/fi… Or to find out more, click here canddid.nhs.uk/research/nihr-…

We are pleased to share the second edition of our quarterly newsletter from the Unlocking Excellence project! To be added to our mailing list, email cwp.unlocking.excellence@nhs.net For more information, please follow this link canddid.nhs.uk/research/nihr-…

At our stakeholder event focused on improving research into SEND population today. This is Prof Helen Sharp from Liverpool University talking about key components in designing a child cohort study. Really fascinating walk through considerations in undertaking research.

Are you a health or social care professional working with children or adults with #IntellectualDisability? Take part in our survey to help improve community #MentalHealth care: forms.office.com/e/pMMPZpkabJ

We are pleased to share the first newsletter from the Unlocking Excellence project! Learn about our research to enhance community mental health care for people with intellectual disability, meet the team and collaborators, and explore upcoming plans. canddid.nhs.uk/research/nihr-…

Check out our ‘Hear my Voice’ video series this #NeurodiversityWeek. The videos examine various techniques for preventing and managing a crisis from the perspective of young children, parent carers, and young carers. levelupcm.nhs.uk/hearmyvoice

Have you seen our ‘CHECK’ Reasonable adjustment checklists? The checklists have been designed make health appointments, training sessions, and employment meetings comfortable and accessible for neurodivergent people. Learn more: cwp.nhs.uk/ra #NeurodiversityWeek

To mark #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek we're sharing our free ADHD video series. The series designed with @ADHDFoundation aim to inform people about what ADHD is and how to manage it. Learn more on our website: bit.ly/46elaRe #NeurodiversityWeek

We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025! Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #NeurodiversityWeek @NCWeek

@sarasiobhan Thank you so much for being part of the conversation Sara

Nearly home from the @CANDDID1 conference. So much to think about and follow up. Palpable commitment and engagement in the space.

What a privilege to present our @BurdettTrust for nursing project today, and thank you for an amazing event @CANDDID1