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Do Group Interventions Help People with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Develop Better Relationships with Others? A Critical Review of the Literature
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Atkinson-Jones, Katherine; Hewitt, Olivia – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: Social and communication impairments are a core diagnostic feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can act as a barrier to developing relationships. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines recommend group social skills interventions as the first-line treatment to help adults with ASD improve their…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Group Activities
"Always Trying to Walk a Bit of a Tightrope": The Role of Social Care Staff in Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Develop and Maintain Loving Relationships
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Bates, Claire; McCarthy, Michelle; Milne Skillman, Karen; Elson, Nicola; Forrester-Jones, Rachel; Hunt, Siobhan – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
Background: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities face challenges in developing and maintaining intimate relationships, frequently requiring support from staff. Method: Focus groups were conducted with 26 social care staff members to explore the support they provided to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship
The Nature and Rate of Behaviour That Challenges in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Hearing Impairments/Deafness (A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Survey)
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Buskermolen, Willem Meindert; Hoekman, Joop; Aldenkamp, Albert Pierre – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Background: In this article, we describe our study of the prevalence of behaviour that challenges and which internal factors are related to behaviour that challenges in 21 people (fourteen are male, seven are female, varying in age from 12.4 to 42 years; mean 26.6, SD 7.27) with intellectual disabilities who have hearing impairments. Materials and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Longitudinal Studies