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Early onset dementia: a case of ill-timing?
- Authors:
- TINDALL Linda, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(3), June 1997, pp.237-249.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The experience of dementia for individuals and families, when it is a younger person which is affected by the illness, is rarely considered. Existing specialist literature in this area is analysed in this article. Most work is rooted in a medical context but the social impact is important, particularly in relation to issues of the life-course. Examines the case for specialist service provision and argues for the development of new research agendas to locate the experience of early onset dementia (EOD) within a more coherent theoretical framework.
Behaviours in young people with intellectual disability: preliminary findings and implications for injury
- Authors:
- SHERRARD Jennifer, TONGE Bruce J., EINFELD Stewart L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 22(1), March 1997, pp.39-48.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study is a preliminary analysis of part of a major longitudinal multidisciplinary programme examining psychopathology in young people with intellectual disability. The aim is to assess potential behavioural risk factors for injury in a representative community sample of children and adolescents aged 4-18 years in 5 health regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Results show the prevalence of potential injury risk behaviours to be significantly higher in the study group than for young people representative of the general community. Behavioural injury risk patterns in the study group tend to reflect those seen in younger aged children in the general community. These findings suggest that children and adolescents with intellectual disability display behaviours which may increase their risk for injury.
Report on part one of the Northern Ireland Children and Young People with Disabilities research project
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 121p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
First report in a research study looking at the needs of and services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland. Includes a literature review and a section on disabled children living away from home.
Children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland: part 1; an overview of needs and services; a summary
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Summary of a research report looking at the needs of and provision of services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Fostering children and young people with learning disabilities: the perspectives of birth children and carers
- Author:
- REED Ames Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 20(4), Winter 1997, pp.36-41.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The birth children of parents who foster are gradually being given a voice. Based on research carried out while working with the National Children's Bureau, the author discusses the specific impact on birth children of living in households looking after children with severe learning disabilities. Among the issues raised by her findings were sharing activities, involvement in helping care and the different ways in which girls and young women (as opposed to boys and young men) responded to their situation. The author also draws on the experiences of the adult carers in the family and assesses the participation of the fostering service, especially in relation to the existence and effectiveness of post-placement support. While adult carers tended to express satisfaction with the service, findings from birth children ranged from indifference to feelings of neglect, together with a strong desire by some to become more closely in the whole fostering process, including training.
Issues of growing up
- Authors:
- MOORE Ann, EASTWOOD Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Health Visitor, 70(5), May 1997, pp.200-202.
- Publisher:
- Health Visitors' Association
Parents of young people with severe learning disabilities may have difficulty coming to terms with their teenage child's sexuality. The authors describe an initiative to involve parents in one special school's sex education programme.
Aspects of the 1992 Further and Higher Education Act and students with learning disabilities: a guide for staff working in health and social services and the independent sector
- Author:
- HOOD Pat
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 15p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Guide designed to help staff in health and social services and the independent sector understand aspects of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 which concern students with learning difficulties.
Lost in translation
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, AZMI Sabiha, CAINE Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.7.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on new research which shows that few culturally sensitive services exist for Asian adults with learning difficulties and their families - despite policy commitments to provide them.
Planning for needs through the teenage years
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(4), June 1997, pp.24-28.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Looks at the transition to adult life for young people with learning disabilities or special educational needs and the importance of transition plans.
Growing up with parents who have learning difficulties
- Authors:
- BOOTH Tim, BOOTH Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 136, May 1997, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Reports on a study exploring the experience of children brought up in a family headed by a parent or parents with learning difficulties. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 30 now-adult children, the researchers challenge many common assumptions about risk and outcomes of such an upbringing.