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The impact of four family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland
This article reports on an evaluation of four family support programmes in Ireland for families of people with a physical or an intellectual disability or autism. The focus of the evaluation, which took place within a year of the programmes’ completion, was on establishing whether the programmes had an impact on families’ capacity to effectively support their family member. Method: A mixed-method design was used, which included a survey (n = 38) and interviews (n = 19) with participating family members. Ethical approval for the study was given by the relevant university ethics committee. Results: Findings sug...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - February 12, 2015 Category: Disability Authors: Daly, L., Sharek, D., DeVries, J., Griffiths, C., Sheerin, F., McBennett, P., Higgins, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Teachers' and parents' views on the Internet and social media usage by pupils with intellectual disabilities
This article reports experiences from a Swedish study, discussing teachers’ and parents’ views on how young people with intellectual disabilities use the Internet and social media. Five semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with teachers (n = 8) in special programmes in upper secondary schools for pupils with intellectual disabilities and parents (n = 5) of pupils in the same form of schooling, and they were analysed with thematic analysis. Teachers more strongly emphasize a pupil’s use of the Internet for interactive purposes. Parents had expectations that the Internet could be a tool for...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - February 12, 2015 Category: Disability Authors: Molin, M., Sorbring, E., Lofgren-Martenson, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

'It's my life': Autonomy and people with intellectual disabilities
This article discusses autonomy in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities. The article draws on inclusive research in Iceland with 25 women and 16 men and employs ideas of relational autonomy from the perspectives of the Nordic relational approach to disability. In this article, we examine autonomy in relation to private life, that is, homes and daily activities. The article demonstrates how practices have improved with time and seem less paternalistic. However, the article also demonstrates that the assistance people with intellectual disabilities receive in their homes often has institutional qualities, and t...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - February 12, 2015 Category: Disability Authors: Bjornsdottir, K., Stefansdottir, G. V., Stefansdottir, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A question of priority?
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - February 12, 2015 Category: Disability Authors: Northway, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Announcement - IASSIDD 15th World Congress
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Forthcoming events
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Book review: BILD Code of Practice for Minimising the Use of Restrictive Physical Interventions: Planning, Developing and Delivering Training
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Carroll, J. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

Book review: Working Therapeutically with Families: Creative Activities for Diverse Family Structures
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Willingham-Storr, G. L. Tags: Book reviews Source Type: research

A preliminary study into the relationship between emotional perception ability and challenging behaviour in adults with an intellectual disability
This preliminary study explores the relationships between challenging behaviour and emotional perception in a population of adults with intellectual disabilities, in order to establish whether there are grounds for further study. Cross-sectional data were collected from 96 participants with intellectual disabilities and 95 carers. The service user participants completed the Emotional Perception Questionnaire, whilst carers completed the Checklist for Challenging Behaviour. Correlational analyses were employed to analyse relationships between the variables. A post hoc between-group analysis was conducted to compare the emot...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Davies, B., Frude, N., Jenkins, R., Harding, C., Hill, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Performance feedback, paraeducators, and literacy instruction for students with significant disabilities
Literacy skills are fundamental for all learners. For students with significant disabilities, strong literacy skills provide a gateway to generative communication, genuine friendships, improved access to academic opportunities, access to information technology, and future employment opportunities. Unfortunately, many educators lack the knowledge to design or implement appropriate evidence-based literacy instruction for students with significant disabilities. Furthermore, students with significant disabilities often receive the majority of their instruction from paraeducators. This single-subject design study examined the e...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Westover, J. M., Martin, E. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A register study of life events in young adults born to mothers with mild intellectual disability
Conclusion: Individuals born to mothers with ID in our study group were at high risk of adverse experiences and negative outcomes, such as increased childhood mortality, a relatively large proportion of children taken into care, high rates of ID and ADHD in the children and of criminality in young adulthood. Taken together with the results obtained in an in-depth interview study of those in the originally targeted sample with whom it was possible to obtain contact, the present findings suggest that it will be important to provide early support and longitudinal developmental follow-up in groups of children growing up with a...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Lindblad, I., Billstedt, E., Gillberg, C., Fernell, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Positive group psychotherapy modified for adults with intellectual disabilities
This article focuses on a review of evidence for interactive behavioral therapy, a widely used model of group psychotherapy for these conditions, and reviews the modifications drawn from the field of positive psychology and positive psychotherapy being incorporated into the model. A sample of a modified positive intervention, the virtual gratitude visit, is explained and suggestions for future research are given. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Tomasulo, D. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Observing the use of tactile schedules
This article explores the use of tactile schedules in a heterogeneous sample of children with congenital blindness and varying degrees of additional disabilities. Basic conditions for the use of tactile schedules are proposed and discussed. Child behaviour indicative of some particular functions that can be attained with the use of tactile schedules, such as sense of agency and increased predictability and communication, is described and discussed. The role of the teacher is emphasized throughout the article. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Aasen, G., Naerland, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Down syndrome and dementia: Is depression a confounder for accurate diagnosis and treatment?
The past century has seen a dramatic improvement in the life expectancy of people with Down syndrome. However, research has shown that individuals with Down syndrome now have an increased likelihood of early onset dementia. They are more likely than their mainstream peers to experience other significant co-morbidities including mental health issues such as depression. This case study reports a phenomenon in which three individuals with Down syndrome and dementia are described as experiencing a rebound in their functioning after a clear and sustained period of decline. It is hypothesized that this phenomenon is not actually...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Wark, S., Hussain, R., Parmenter, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Diagnoses, labels and stereotypes: Supporting children with intellectual disabilities in the hospital
Children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and their parents continue to experience stigma within health-care systems. Whilst some research studies have examined the stigma associated with children who have IDs, there continues to be a gap in understanding how the experiences of these children, their parents and nurses have been constructed personally, socially and institutionally. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 mothers, 12 nurses and 8 children. Feminist post-structuralism and discourse analysis were used to examine the experiences of children, parents and nurses with the intent of under...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Aston, M., Breau, L., MacLeod, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research