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Sibling advocates of people with intellectual disabilities
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2006The aim of this study was to examine the experience of the first generation of sibling advocates in Hong Kong. A qualitative approach was adopted and six sibling advocates of people with intellectual disabilities from one non-government organization were interviewed. Data were analyzed using a constant comparative method and content analysis.
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Playful Interactions for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Computers in Entertainment, 2013For people with intellectual disabilities, there are significant barriers to inclusion in socially cooperative endeavors. This paper investigates the effectiveness of Stomp, a tangible user interface (TUI) designed to provide new participatory experiences for people with intellectual disability.
Peta Wyeth +2 more
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Infectious diseases in people with intellectual disabilities
BMJ, 2009The risk of transmission of infectious diseases is particularly enhanced by institutionalisation of people with intellectual disabilities.1 The best documented examples are hepatitis B and Helicobacter pylori infection.2 3 Studies have shown that the prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers is clearly higher in …
De Schryver, Antoon A., Meheus, André
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Forensic aspects in people with intellectual disabilities
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2006The past few years have seen a growth in research of forensic issues relating to people with intellectual disabilities. This review examines a broad spectrum covering 2005 and 2006, for which articles are already available. Given the diversity of publications, reference will also be made to some of the main articles of 2004 to provide a context.We are ...
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Assessing anger in people with intellectual disability
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009There is a growing interest in the use of cognitive approaches for the treatment of psychological difficulties with people who have intellectual disability. The aim of the present study was to investigate the properties of an anger inventory, the relationship between self-reported and staff-reported levels of anger, and the relationship between ...
John L, Rose, Danielle F, Gerson
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Bullying and people with severe intellectual disability
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2001AbstractAlthough bullying has been shown to reduce quality of life in many spheres, anti‐bullying strategies have yet to be incorporated into services for adults with severe intellectual disability (ID). The present study employed a survey of staff and parent concerns about 54 previously surveyed students who had left a school for pupils with severe ID.
C, Sheard +3 more
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End of life and people with intellectual disability
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017It has only been four years since the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (JARID) last published a special issue on Death and Dying, edited by Stuart Todd, Jane Bernal and Rachel Forrester-Jones. Todd, Bernal, and Forrester-Jones (2013) noted that end-of-life research is relatively new in our field, but with “a small but growing ...
Roger J Stancliffe +2 more
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Treatment of Seizures in People with Intellectual Disability
CNS DrugsThere is a synergistic relationship between epilepsy and intellectual disability (ID), and the approach to managing people with these conditions needs to be holistic. Epilepsy is the main co-morbidity associated with ID, and clinical presentation tends to be complex, associated with higher rates of treatment resistance, multi-morbidity and premature ...
Lance Vincent Watkins +2 more
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The incidence of cancer in people with intellectual disabilities
Cancer Causes and Control, 2004During the last 50 years there have been significant improvements in life expectancy among people with intellectual disability (ID), and so their incidence of age-associated diseases, such as cancer, is rising. The aim of this study was to compare the rate of cancer in people with ID with that found in the general population.Information on 9409 ...
Sullivan, S.G. +3 more
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Quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2006As the quality of life for the mental health of people with intellectual disabilities has been identified as a comprehensive indicator of intervention efficacy, scientific interest around it is shifting from theoretical issues to the ways of measurement. Nevertheless, the daily assessment still awaits the addressing of the questions of what the essence
Marco, Bertelli, Ivan, Brown
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