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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, A. Mullender, B. Nirje, B.W. Tuckman, C. Barnes, C.J.G. Gersick, D. Cardore, D. Herd, D. Ward, D.G. Race, F. Kevan, H. Northen, J. Edge, J. Walmsley, J. Walmsley, K. Nichols, L. Staples, M. Cohen, M. Doel, M. Preston-Shoot, P. Reason, P. Trevithick, P. Williams, R. Burke, R. Smith, R. Townsley, R.J. Stancliffe, S-J. Hays, S. Read, S. Russell, S.H. Chia, T. MacKay, T. Tyson, W. Utting   +33 more
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Early 17β-estradiol treatment reduces seizures but not abnormal behaviour in mice with expanded polyalanine tracts in the Aristaless related homeobox gene (ARX)

Neurobiology of Disease, 2021
Children with severe intellectual disability have an increased prevalence of refractory seizures. Steroid treatment may improve seizure outcomes, but the mechanism remains unknown.
Karagh E. Loring, Tessa Mattiske, Kristie Lee, Aneta Zysk, Matilda R. Jackson, Jeffrey L. Noebels, Cheryl Shoubridge   +6 more
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Screening for Intellectual Disability in Children: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Early identification of possible intellectual disability can help children and families access appropriate services and support more quickly. There has been an increasing interest in the use of screening tools for this purpose.
McKenzie, Karen, Megson, Paula
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“Why can’t they be in the community?” A policy and practice analysis of transforming care for offenders with intellectual disability [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe key policy and practice issues regarding a significant subgroup of people with intellectual disability – those with offending behaviour being treated in forensic hospitals.
Alexander, Regi, Chester, Verity, Devapriam, John, McCarthy, Jane, Michael, Dasari, Naseem, Aezad, Rai, Rahul, Roy, Ashok   +7 more
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Evaluating the use of the Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire (CAIDS-Q) to estimate IQ in children with low intellectual ability [PDF]

, 2014
In situations where completing a full intellectual assessment is not possible or desirable the clinician or researcher may require an alternative means of accurately estimating intellectual functioning. There has been limited research in the use of proxy
A Auerbach, A Lüscher, A Paramekanti, AV Syromyatnikov, AW Sandvik, B Dalla Piazza, B. Dalla Piazza, C Gros, C Gros, C Kim, C Nayak, C-M Ho, C-Y Hou, CJ Hamer, CM Canali, D. A. Ivanov, D. F. McMorrow, DA Ivanov, DA Tennant, DP Kozlenko, DV Dmitriev, E Manousakis, F Franjic, G Baskaran, G Müller, G. J. Nilsen, H Bethe, H. M. Rønnow, HM Rønnow, J Simon, JD Reger, K Ishii, KW Plumb, L Balents, L Balents, L Braicovich, L Faddeev, M Calandra Buonaura, M Enderle, M Greven, M Guarise, M Jeong, M Kohno, M Mourigal, M. Enderle, M. Mourigal, ME Zhitomirsky, N Trivedi, N Tsyrulin, N Tsyrulin, N. B. Christensen, NB Christensen, NS Headings, OF Syljuåsen, P Ghaemi, P. Tregenna-Piggott, PW Anderson, R Coldea, R Coldea, RB Laughlin, RRP Singh, T Li, T-H Han, T. G. Perring, TC Hsu, TK Lee, W Zheng, WP Su, X-G Wen, Y Tang, YJ Kim, Z Liu   +71 more
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Appropriateness of psychotropic medication use in a cohort of adolescents with intellectual disability in Queensland, Australia

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, Robert S. Ware, Tan N. Doan, Lyn McPherson, Julian N. Trollor, David Harley   +5 more
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How can psychiatrists make mental health services more accessible for people with autism?

BJPsych Open, 2021
Unrecognised psychiatric and medical conditions can lead poorer health outcomes, lower health-related quality of life and increased mortality in people with autism, compared with the general population.
Ashok Roy
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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, Melville, Craig, Spanos, Dimitrios   +2 more
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Long-term condition management in adults with intellectual disability in primary care: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities have higher morbidity and earlier mortality than the general population. Access to primary health care is lower, despite a higher prevalence of many long-term conditions.
Allan, Linda, Cooper, Sally-Ann, Hanlon, Peter, Macdonald, Sara, Wood, Karen   +4 more
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Intellectual Disability

International Research Journal of Engineering, IT & Scientific Research, 2017
Abstract Intellectual disability means significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior. In the past, it has been unusual for students with intellectual disabilities to audition and be accepted into music programs; however, in recent years it has become more common for ...
MVR. Raju, - Hepsiba
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