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Self-injurious behaviour in children with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- OLIVER Chris, DAVIES Louise, RICHARDS Caroline
- Publisher:
- Cerebra
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- Carmarthen
This briefing has been written to help parents and carers of children with an intellectual disability to understand what self-injury is, what the causes are and which interventions are effective. The briefing focuses on children with profound to moderate intellectual disability, who may also have autism spectrum disorder or a genetic syndrome. For children with mild intellectual disability the causes of self-injury and the most effective interventions may be different. (Publisher abstract)