CANDDID Conference 2026
Join us for the Centre for Autism, Neuro-Developmental Disorders, and Intellectual Disability (CANDDID) Conference 2026 to listen to international experts talk about the future of neurodevelopmental care.
This year's conference will take place on Friday March 13th at the Crowne Plaza Chester, Trinity Street, Chester, CH1 2BD.
You’ll hear directly from Baroness Browning on the landmark Autism Act inquiry, alongside leading voices including Profs Tom Shakespeare, Regi Alexander, Satheesh Gangadharan, and Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou. AMHID's Editorial Board are also CANDDID members and will be presenting at the 2026 conference.
You can find out more information on CANDDID, as well as how to book tickets, on their website: CANDDID Conference 2026
We also have a selection of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities articles that the Editor has recommended - these will be free to access from 1 month after the conference.
Working towards a “good life”: applications of a Good Lives Model of care in forensic learning disability services
Emma Marks; Sarah Futcher
Introduction and outcomes from an enhanced physical health clinic for people with intellectual disabilities prescribed psychotropic medication
Indermeet Sawhney; Elizabeth Patteril; Regi Alexander; Mohamed Sathick; Tim M. Gale; Asif Zia; Verity Chester
Co-design and pilot of a virtual reality intervention to improve mental and physical healthcare accessibility for people with intellectual disability
Daniel James Acton; Rosalyn Arnold; Gavin Williams; Nicky NG; Kirstyn Mackay; Sujeet Jaydeokar
Factors associated with the length of inpatient stay of individuals with intellectual disability and autistic individuals across North of England
Sujeet Jaydeokar; Kevin Hochard; Esra Bakiler; Claire Swithenbank; Christine Hutchinson; Mahesh Odiyoor
Co-design and development of a multi-component anxiety management programme for people with an intellectual disability
Daniel James Acton; Robert Waites; Sujeet Jaydeokar; Steven Jones
Kind minds: using the ‘compassionate kitbag’ in a compassion focused therapy group for adults with intellectual disabilities
Andy Busfield; Charlotte Peters; Karen McKenzie
Personality in individuals with mild intellectual disability to borderline intellectual functioning: a comparative study
Kim Lie Sam Foek-Rambelje; Kirsten Copier; Robert Didden; Esmay Haacke; Paul van der Heijden; Jos Egger
Stigma toward individuals with intellectual disabilities and severe mental disorders: analysis of postgraduate university students’ perceptions
Alvaro Moraleda Ruano; Diego Galán-Casado
Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship
Sarah Parker; Tony Ward; Amelia Baldwin
Transitional experiences of men with intellectual disabilities and offending histories who have resettled into the community from secure settings
Shaw Tearle; Gareth Hickman