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Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protection practice
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 4(2), May 2002, pp.9-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance and speech impairment. However, the assumed potential of cosmetic surgery brings adult protection concerns into stark relief.
Collaboration between teachers and speech and language therapists working with children with severe learning disabilities (SLD): implications for professional development
- Authors:
- KERSNER Myra, WRIGHT Jannet A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(1), 1996, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Looks at the effect of the exchange of information on the collaborative working practices of teachers and speech and language therapists who work together with children who have communication problems and severe learning disabilities. Examines whether this exchange was affected if the teachers and therapists were perceived as being 'specialists' in the field of severe learning disabilities. The research addresses the issues of knowledge and skills gained, the type of information exchanged and the ways in which this may affect the nature of the collaborative process.
What do parents want?: an analysis of education-related comments made by parents of children with different genetic syndromes
- Authors:
- FIDLER Deborah J., LAWSON John E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(2), June 2003, pp.196-204.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study explored whether parents of children with three different genetic syndromes, Down syndrome (n~39), Prader-Willi syndrome (n~25), and Williams syndrome (n~26), express divergent desires for modifications in their child's current educational programming. A content analysis was performed on the parents' answers to an open-ended question about how to improve their child's current placement. The parents of children with Down syndrome spontaneously expressed a greater desire for changes or improvements in speech therapy and reading services, the parents of children with Prader-Willi syndrome expressed a desire for increases in adaptive physical education services, and the parents of children with Williams syndrome expressed a desire for increases and modifications to music services and aides in the classroom. Within-syndrome variation was also found in the specific sentiments and desires expressed. Implications for a syndrome-specific approach to special education programming are discussed.