The changing of the guard: groupwork with people who have intellectual disabilities [PDF]
, 2009 This paper considers the impact of service systems on group activities. It describes an inter-professional groupwork project facilitated by a social worker and a community nurse.
A. McClimens +33 more
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BJPsych Open, 2020 Background Psychotropic medications are sometimes used off-label and inappropriately. This may cause harm to adolescents with intellectual disability. However, few studies have analysed off-label or inappropriate prescribing to this group.
Menghuan Song +5 more
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The impact of training on teacher knowledge about children with an intellectual disability [PDF]
, 2011 The present study examines the impact of a short training session on the knowledge of teaching staff in Scotland about children with an intellectual disability.
McKenzie, Karen +2 more
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Route learning and shortcut performance in adults with intellectual disability: a study with virtual environments [PDF]
, 2011 The ability to learn routes though a virtual environment (VE) and to make a novel shortcut between two locations was assessed in 18 adults with intellectual disability and 18 adults without intellectual disability matched on chronological age ...
Courbois, Yannick +4 more
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Measurement invariance in the assessment of people with an intellectual disability [PDF]
, 2011 Intellectual assessment is central to the process of diagnosing an intellectual disability and the assessment process needs to be valid and reliable. One fundamental aspect of validity is that of measurement invariance, i.e.
Kidd, Gill +4 more
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Examination of parental and special education teachers' attitudes towards sports activities of students with intellectual disability [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of parents of students with intellectual disability and special education teachers working in special education schools to the sports activities of students with intellectual disability (ID).The ...
Aslan, Şehmus
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The effectiveness of a weight maintenance intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity: a single stranded study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The evidence base for weight management programmes incorporating a weight loss and a weight maintenance phase for adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited.
Hankey, Catherine +2 more
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Causal beliefs about intellectual disability and schizophrenia and their relationship with awareness of the condition and social distance [PDF]
, 2016 Evidence on mental illness stigma abounds yet little is known about public perceptions of intellectual disability. This study examined causal beliefs about intellectual disability and schizophrenia and how these relate to awareness of the condition and ...
Furnham, A, Scior, K
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Should we add visual acuity ratios to referral criteria for potential cerebral visual impairment?
Journal of Optometry, 2017 Purpose: To determine whether the assessment of visual acuity ratios might improve the referral of children with (sub)normal visual acuity but at risk of cerebral visual impairment.
Ymie J. van der Zee +2 more
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Long-stay patients with and without intellectual disability in forensic psychiatric settings: comparison of characteristics and needs [PDF]
, 2018 Background: In recent years, concerns have been raised that too many patients stay for too long in forensic psychiatric services and that this is a particular problem in those with an intellectual disability.
Alexander, Regi T. +4 more
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