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Changing behaviour through relocation
- Author:
- MACLEOD Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.9.01, 2001, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at how a move into a community home has altered the behaviour of four people with learning disabilities.
Living with genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability
- Author:
- HOGENBOOM Marga
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 143p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the impact of various genetic disorders involving learning disability on children's lives. Conditions examined include Down Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome and Wolf-Hirschorn Syndrome. Each chapter describes the physical and psychological characteristics of the syndrome, with case studies.
Early correlates of behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents with severe intellectual disabilities: a preliminary study
- Authors:
- HASTINGS Richard P., MOUNT Rebecca H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), 2001, pp.381-391.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The parents of 188 children attending schools for those with severe learning difficulties completed the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC), and a questionnaire asking for demographic details and information about present and early correlates. Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to explore whether potential early correlates from infancy could add to the prediction of behaviour problems from established correlates and diagnostic variables. Potential early correlates across all of the DBC domains did not add significantly to the prediction of behaviour problems. However, there were effects of sex, physical ability and diagnostic categories. A number of methodological factors are discussed in terms of how they impact on the results.
Valuing People
- Author:
- WOLVERSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(3), August 2001, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The new White Paper, Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century, is the first for 30 years. It is important, first, as an indication that people with learning disabilities are not forgotten - as it might sometimes seem. It is important, second, for the attitudes it contains - the aims and principles that should guide services are stated formally or implied in the text - and third, because it is the first guidance on learning disability services to recognise the importance of 'a place to live', with a section on housing, not just references to residential care.
A vicious circle: visual impairment in people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- STANFORD Penelope, SHEPHERD Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 9.8.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Visual problems in people with learning disabilities can lead to further disablement and lowered self-esteem. Suggest ways in which nurses can counteract this.
Working together: helping children
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.8.01, 2001, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An innovative project in Southampton draws together agencies from social services, health and education in a bid to offer a comprehensive package of help to children who are displayed severe challenging behaviour.
DC-LD: diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders for use with adults with learning disabilities/mental retardation
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS
- Publishers:
- Gaskell, Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- London
DC-LD is a new classification system providing diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders, intended for use with adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities. It is designed for use by professionals trained in psychiatric diagnosis. Covers techniques of diagnosis, severity and causes of learning disorders, developmental disorders, psychiatric illness, personality disorders and problem behaviours.
Interpreting the communication of people with profound and multiple learning difficulties
- Authors:
- PORTER Jill, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(1), March 2001, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article highlights some of the issues involved in interpreting the communication behaviours of people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLDs). Argues that both inference and intention can play an important role in the communication process, and this raises a number of difficulties and dangers where one of the communication partners is not in a position to correct misunderstandings.Discusses the importance of validating communication and poses a number of key questions to ask those who are most significant in the life of a person with PMLDs. A case study is provided to illustrates a number of these issues.
Under scrutiny
- Author:
- TICKNER Marilyn
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2001, p.7.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Evaluates the Mental Health Act White Paper in terms of its benefits to adults with learning difficulties.
Demonstrating control of decisions by adults with learning difficulties who have high support needs
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Choice and control are at the heart of developments for people with learning difficulties. The recent White Paper, Valuing people: A new strategy for learning disability for the 21st century, acknowledges this in its key principles. People with high support needs (who may be labelled as having severe or profound learning difficulties and may also have physical and sensory impairments) may find themselves excluded from these developments. Research by Values Into Action investigated how decision-making can be supported and demonstrated.