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Taking care of myself: a healthy hygiene, puberty and personal curriculum for young people with autism
- Author:
- WROBEL Mary
- Publisher:
- Future Horizons
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 250p.
- Place of publication:
- Arlington, TX
Using a combination of social scripts and easy-to-understand activities, this maanual provides accessible information on health, hygiene and personal safety issues for people with autism spectrum conditions or other developmental disabilities. Presented as seven distinct units, this new curriculum covers all aspects of day to day life paying particular attention to areas that may cause confusion or distress, including illness and visits to the doctors. The authors also offer advice on puberty, appropriate sexual behaviour and 'stranger danger', making this a comprehensive manual for children and adolescents from the age of five upwards.
Learning disability and dementia: a training guide for staff
- Authors:
- KERR Diane, WILSON Claire
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 103p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This guide is intended for direct care staff who are caring for adults with a learning disability and dementia. Some of these people will be over sixty five but some, mainly with Down's Syndrome will be in their fifties. Staff may be working in a variety of settings where there may have been an emphasis on self determination and independence.