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Rebecca Wallace; Julian Morris; Melanie Hodgkinson – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Recent Government guidelines have promoted returning people with learning disabilities and/or autism from out-of-area placements to their local communities. These transitions not only impact the individuals but also their families. Methods: This study explores the experiences of family members who have been involved in the repatriation…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Transitional Programs, Geographic Location
Muddle, Sarah; McElwee, Jennifer; Vincent, Regine; Birdsey, Nicola; Best, Lara – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: The promotion of secure attachment relationships in childhood leads to better outcomes in later life (British Psychological Society 2017, "Incorporating Attachment Theory into Practice: Clinical Practice Guideline for Clinical Psychologists Working with People who have Intellectual Disabilities"). The Circle of Security…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Learning Disabilities
Unwin, Stephen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
It is perhaps inevitable that the academic study of learning disabilities is often undertaken by established scholars with little lived experience of the condition. So, what has it been like for someone from outside the academy, with a long career in the arts, who is also the father of a severely learning-disabled young man, to write a book-length…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Research, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Synne Nese Skarsaune – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Persons with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) risk exclusion, both in research and as members of society. Because of their embodied communication, they face the challenges in being understood. Oftentimes, others speak on their behalf making inferences on what their perspective might be. Methods: Empathy is suggested…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Adults
Ee, Jonathan; Stenfert Kroese, Biza; Rose, John – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: People with learning disabilities have poorer access to mental health services. It is important for health and social care professionals to have adequate knowledge and skills combined with positive attitudes to work with this population. This review focuses on the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of health and social care…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Caseworkers, Social Work, Mental Health Workers
Lauren Blood; Francesca Ribenfors; Chris Hatton; Anna Marriott – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with learning disabilities have the right to choose where they live. However, evidence suggests people's choices are limited due to a shortage of housing. Methods: 200 Lives was a mixed methods research project, which evaluated supported living and residential care for people with learning disabilities in England; 107 people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Residential Care, Civil Rights
Cook, Lilly; Rothstein, Pedro; Emeh, Lizzie; Frumiento, Pino; Kennedy, Donald; McNicholas, David; Orjiekwe, Ifeoma; Overton, Michaela; Snead, Mark; Steward, Robyn; Sutton, Jenny M.; Bradshaw, Melissa; Jeffreys, Evie; Charteris, Sue; Ewans, Sarah; Williams, Mark; Grierson, Mick; Chapko, Dorota – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: As part of "The Hub" project at Wellcome Collection, a team of eight co-researchers with learning disabilities along academics created an online survey to challenge public understanding of learning disabilities. Using creative and arts-based methods, co-researchers remotely co-analysed the survey results amid COVID-19…
Descriptors: Researchers, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Video Technology
Holman, Andrew – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Paul Richards is one of those individuals who make a difference and is as far from institutional as one can be. The author met up with him at the Learning Disability Today conference in London to talk more about his work and life. Paul coordinates the service user involvement across Southdown Housing Association, based in Sussex.
Descriptors: Profiles, Change Agents, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Holman, Andrew – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Athletes with learning disabilities have had a difficult time being included in the Paralympics. They have faced a lot of discrimination, including from other disabled athletes, and just when they were finally included (at the Sydney games in 2000), the Spanish Basketball team cheated by having players on their team who did not have learning…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Athletes, Team Sports
Sheerin, Fintan K. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
It is being increasingly recognised that the achievement of improved health outcomes for people with learning disabilities is central to the role of learning disability nurses. This is in recognition of the fact that an increasing body of evidence has demonstrated that these people often have poorer health outcomes than those in the mainstream…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Evidence, Nurses, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Storey, Judith; Collis, Mary-Ann; Clegg, Jennifer – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Experiences of eight staff working with people who have a learning disability and complex mental health needs were explored by interviews and analysed using the free association narrative interview approach (Hollway & Jefferson 2000). Participants reported that organisational factors such as not having enough permanent staff and having to manage a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Patients, Interviews
Bane, Geraldine; Deely, Marie; Donohoe, Brian; Dooher, Martin; Flaherty, Josephine; Iriarte, Edurne Garcia; Hopkins, Rob; Mahon, Ann; Minogue, Ger; Mc Donagh, Padraig; O'Doherty, Siobhain; Curry, Martin; Shannon, Stephen; Tierney, Edel; Wolfe, Marie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This study explored the perspectives of people with learning disabilities on relationships and supports in the Republic of Ireland. A national research network consisting of 21 researchers with learning disabilities, 12 supporters, and 7 university researchers conducted the study. Researchers with learning disabilities and their supporters ran 16…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, National Surveys
Bond, Rebecca J.; Hurst, Jenni – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
It is seen as increasingly important for people with learning disabilities to be supported to live independently and manage their own self care, productivity and leisure activities. This qualitative study explored the experiences of nine adults with mild learning disabilities who lived alone with minimal support. Their narratives were analysed…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Independent Living, Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Grieve, Alan; McLaren, Shona; Lindsay, William; Culling, Ewan – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The role of care staff is invaluable in the day to day living of many people with learning disabilities. Consequently, care staff can often have substantial influence, although this may not always serve the best interests of the individual. Previous studies have shown significant levels of stigma towards people with learning disabilities, both…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Nurses, Learning Disabilities, Nursing Homes
Cant, Richard; Standen, Penny – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
There is evidence that people with learning disabilities who offend are treated differently within the criminal justice system compared to non-disabled offenders. As their treatment depends on decisions made by professionals within the criminal justice system, this study set out to explore the attitudes of these professionals. Semi-structured…
Descriptors: Criminals, Learning Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Crime
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