Commentary on “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 105-108, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on issues raised in the paper “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature associated with issues identified in the paper this commentary will reflect on the evidence associated with providing specialist support to people with intellectual disabilities a nd challenging behaviour. Findings Families, individuals and services are unable to access timely and appropriate specialist support for individuals with int...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
A family ’s battle to understand “challenging behaviour”
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 99-104, April 2017. Purpose This is about the authors ’ son James’ life. The purpose of this paper is to share a story of misfortune and a battle to find answers in which the greatest enemy was ignorance. Such experiences are not uncommon. It is the authors hope that sharing this will make some small contribution to bringing about change. Design/ methodology/approach The authors discuss the experiences of care placements, and the battle to understand “challenging behaviour”. Findings Reflecting upon James’ experiences of the care system, it is clear th...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Understanding disability in Nigeria: a commentary on “Country profile: intellectual and developmental disability in Nigeria”
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 94-98, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to respond to the country report about understanding disability in Nigeria by highlighting the important points that it raises and suggesting further areas for exploration. Design/methodology/approach The authors identify the main themes of the paper and situate these within an African context, recognizing the diversity of African countries while at the same time arguing that it is imperative for African countries to look to research from each other in addition to that emanating from the Global North. Findi...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on “The NICE guidelines and quality standards on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges”
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 82-86, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary, from a parent carer perspective, on Murphy ’s overview of the NICE guidelines and quality standards on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses the NICE approach, the content of these specific guidelines and quality standards and considers their practical relevance, with a parti cular focus on families of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. Findings Gaps in research affect r...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
More than pictures: developing an accessible resource
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 57-65, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing an accessible communication resource which enables people with a learning disability to reflect on their lives and raise issues of concern. Design/methodology/approach The process of making the resource and the facets that contribute to making it accessible are explored, e.g. design specification, the relationship between pictures and meaning, the order in which concepts are presented. The paper goes on to describe how the resource is put into practice using the format o...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - March 22, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Day services and home care for adults with learning disabilities across the UK
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper compares data from national social care statistics on day services and home care for people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach National social care statistics (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) reporting the number of adults with learning disabilities accessing day services and home care, with data extracted on trends over time and rate of service use. Findings Regarding day services, despite some variations in definitions, the number of adults with lear...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on "A family's battle to understand 'challenging behaviour'"
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper will provide a commentary on issues raised in the paper ‘A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature associated with issues identified in the paper this commentary will reflect on the evidence associated with providing specialist support to people with intellectual disabilities an d challenging behaviour. Findings Families, individuals and services are unable to access timely and appropriate specialist support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and chall...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
A family ’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This is about our son James ’ life. It is a story of misfortune and a battle to find answers in which the greatest enemy was ignorance. Such experiences are not uncommon. It is our hope that sharing this will make some small contribution to bringing about change. Design/methodology/approach We discuss our experiences of ca re placements, and our battle to understand "challenging behaviour". Findings Reflecting upon James’ experiences of the care system it is clear that the system is fragmented and operates in silos that do not work together. D...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Understanding disability in Nigeria: a commentary on "Country profile: intellectual and developmental disability in Nigeria"
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to respond to the country report from Nigeria by highlighting the important points that it raises and suggesting further areas for exploration. Design/methodology/approach The authors identify the main themes of the paper and situate these within an African context, recognizing the diversity of African countries while at the same time arguing that it is imperative for African countries to look to research from each other in addition to that emanating from the global North. Findings The issues of terminology and lack of...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Country profile: intellectual and developmental disability in Nigeria
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a contextual and general overview of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a chronological approach, providing an assessment of the understanding and treatment of people with IDD from the pre-colonial era to the present. Findings Nigeria has experienced a different historical path in terms of treatment and service provision for people with IDD compared to industrialised and developing countries such as the UK and Brazil. Originality/...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on the NICE guidelines and quality standards on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: these are children too
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper provides a commentary, from a parent carer perspective, on Murphy ’s overview of the NICE guidelines and quality standards on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses the NICE approach, the content of these specific guidelines and quality standards and considers their practical relevance, with a parti cular focus on families of children and young people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. Findings Gaps in research affect recommendations in some key areas...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
The NICE guidelines and quality standards on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose In 2014, NICE announced it was going to develop its first set of guidelines on learning disabilities. The topic was ‘behaviour that challenges’ and in May 2015 NICE published a full set of guidance (371 pages) covering service user and carer experiences, assessment, risk factors, and interventions for behaviour that challenges. The linked quality standards were published later in 2015. Design/methodology/a pproach This paper summarises the process and the outcomes contained in the Guidance. Findings This paper summarises the process and the ou...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
More than pictures: who sets the agenda for sexuality education for people with learning disabilities?
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper comments on some things raised by ‘More than Pictures’ (Cameron and Matthews (2017). In particular how much people with learning disabilities are involved in research and resource development and how the attitudes of caregivers impacts on how people learn about sexuality.
Design/methodology/approach A commentary based on a brief literature review. Findings • Most published research is written by people who do not have learning disabilities but people with learning disabilities are taking part in research and th...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
More than pictures : developing an accessible resource
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper describes the process of developing an accessible communication resource which enables people with a learning disability to reflect on their lives and raise issues of concern. Design/methodology/approach The process of making the resource and the facets that contribute to making it accessible are explored, e.g. design specification, the relationship between pictures and meaning, the order in which concepts are presented.
The paper goes on to describe how the resource is put into practice using the format of a 'Talking Mat'. Talking ...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Day services and home care for adults with learning disabilities across the UK
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2017. Purpose This paper compares data from national social care statistics on day services and home care for people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach National social care statistics (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) reporting the number of adults with learning disabilities accessing day services and home care, with data extracted on trends over time and rate of service use. Findings Regarding day services, despite some variations in definitions, the number of adults with lear...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - February 19, 2017 Category: Disability Source Type: research
