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From biscuits to boyfriends: the ramifications of choice for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- SMYTH Catherine M., BELL Dorothy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(4), December 2006, pp.227-236.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Choice plays an important role in a person's quality of life. This paper looks at the issue of choice for people with learning disabilities. It considers the extent to which people with learning disabilities are able to choose and are provided with real choices. It also covers the extent to which true choice may or may not be advantageous for some people with learning disabilities. By concentrating particularly on the issue of choice about food and diet, this paper indicates how seemingly simplistic choices, such as decisions over food consumed, can cause major health problems for the decision-maker and hence be a more complex and vital decision than at times it is perceived to be. Additionally, this paper focuses on important factors surrounding choice for people with learning disabilities that previous research may have overlooked. One such factor is how past experience affects the decision-making process. Another, is the issue of the range of choice that is possible, relative to a person's cognitive ability to be fully aware of this range. In particular, this paper emphasizes the important role of the carer. It addresses the impact which the carer's own, perhaps unconscious personal choices, beliefs and ideologies may have on the 'choices' made by people with learning disabilities, and more worryingly, on the 'choices' offered to them. This paper highlights problems with current research into the area of choice for people with learning disabilities and provides suggestions for future study.
Without walls
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(11), July 1998, pp.262-363.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Three years after its launch, the Changing Days project has become Days of Change as trusts and local authorities develop new ways to help people with learning disabilities participate in their local community.
Connecting with sexuality
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.5.99, 1999, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Education about sexual health for people with learning difficulties is a fairly new field of work. Looks at the Connect project which aims to improve understanding of the issues involved and promote good practice.