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Making an impact
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 18, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Northway, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Forthcoming events
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Book Review: The Autism Spectrum and Depression (2014)
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Moyle, J. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research

Book Review: Kids in the Mix of ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum, Tourette's, Anxiety, and More! The One-Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals (2014)
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Kiernan, J. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research

A qualitative evaluation of a healthy cookery course in Ireland designed for adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability
This study aims to evaluate the course by obtaining the views of course participants and the views of managers hosting the course. Thirty course participants took part in focus groups. Five managers hosting the course participated in a semi-structured interview. Positive features of the course included the group cooking, social interaction and course instructors. Collaboration between centres hosting the course and participants’ home environment is needed to help transfer the skills learned to all home settings. The Able 2 Cook 4 Health cookery course provided participants with an important social outlet to learn ess...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Bennett, A. E., Cunningham, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Personal experience and perception of abuse in people with intellectual disabilities
This article presents a qualitative study designed to gain insight into personal experience and perception of abuse in people with intellectual disabilities. Ten members of the organization for people with intellectual disabilities in Zadar, Croatia, who have a diagnosis of light or moderate intellectual disability, were included in the research. Analysis of responses showed that most participants had experienced psychological, physical and financial abuse. The most frequent perpetrators of abuse were identified by participants as friends, acquaintances and volunteer carers. Typical sites for the experience of abuse were s...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Leutar, Z., Vitlov, J., Leutar, I. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Self-injurious behaviour, non-interventionism and practitioners' needs: Implications for training and managerial support
The aim of the present article is to critically analyse the literature concerning the factors that lead to non-interventionism towards self-injurious behaviour (SIB) in the field of intellectual disability and to make recommendations for the development of practice. It emerges that the limited behaviour analytic skills of practitioners impede the implementation of behavioural interventions and allow SIB to persist. The implications for the development of in-service training and managerial support that would disseminate the implementation of behavioural interventions are briefly discussed. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Ntinas, K. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Understanding the importance of relationships: Perspective of children with intellectual disabilities, their parents, and nurses in Canada
Effective and therapeutic relationships between health care providers and clients are important elements for positive health outcomes. Children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and their parents face unique challenges in establishing relationships with health care providers due to social and institutional stigma and stereotypes associated with children with IDs. In this article, we discuss the theme of building relationships in a hospital setting that emerged from a qualitative feminist poststructuralist study conducted in Canada with 8 children with IDs, 17 mothers, and 12 nurses who cared for them. Our research provi...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Aston, M., Breau, L., MacLeod, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Impact of care pathway-based approach on outcomes in a specialist intellectual disability inpatient unit
Specialist intellectual disability inpatient units have come under increased scrutiny, leading to questions about the quality of service provision in this sector. A care pathway-based approach was implemented in such a unit and its impact on outcome variables was measured. The care pathway-based approach resulted in the turnover of more patients, increased capacity for admissions to the unit, reduced lengths of stay in hospital, timely assessments and treatments, which resulted in better outcomes in patients. Care pathway-based approach to service provision provides not only better outcomes in patients but also a reliable ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Devapriam, J., Alexander, R., Gumber, R., Pither, J., Gangadharan, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

To include or not to include? That is the ethical question
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 6, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Northway, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Forthcoming events
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - May 14, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Book review: Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2014)
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - May 14, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Davies, K. Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Characteristic interviews, different strategies: Methodological challenges in qualitative interviewing among respondents with mild intellectual disabilities
This article focuses on voluntary informed consent and the specific challenges with the greatest effects on such interviews. The discussion shows that complementary and meaningful descriptions from informants imply the need to employ alternative strategies and methods that may, in other contexts, challenge the traditional understanding of what is acceptable in research. (Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - May 14, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Sigstad, H. M. H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A longitudinal analysis of parent and teacher ratings of problem behavior in boys with and without developmental delays
This study investigated parent and teacher ratings of behavior problems in children with and without intellectual disabilities at three time points over the course of 9 years. The group of children with intellectual disabilities (IDs) had higher behavior problem ratings than the group of children with no IDs (NIDs) across the three time points. Parents and teachers generally agreed on behavior, with the exception of attention problems and externalizing problems. The ratings of problem behavior remained stable over the three time points. Our findings imply that children with ID may be more likely to be perceived as having g...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - May 14, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Will, M. N., Wilson, B. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Actual leisure participation of Norwegian adolescents with Down syndrome
This article reports the actual participation in leisure activities by a sample of Norwegian adolescents with Down syndrome aged 14. Representing a first generation to grow up in a relatively inclusive context, they live with their families, attend mainstream schools, and are part of common community life. Leisure information was obtained in individual, structured parent interviews, and added to existing longitudinal data from a project following the sample. Generally, the leisure activity may be viewed as varying along a continuum—reaching from formal, organized, and assisted activity participation outside home, to ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - May 14, 2014 Category: Disability Authors: Dolva, A.-S., Kleiven, J., Kollstad, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research