Maeve O’Halloran and Owen Doody discuss the successful development of a sleepover club to encourage children to engage with each other
In Ireland, services for people with intellectual disabilities are increasingly being provided in community-based settings. This article discusses a project in which the social needs of children with Asperger syndrome are addressed by the formation of a local sleepover club that is regulated mainly by the children themselves. Run by a community-based learning disability nursing service in County Clare, Ireland, this family- and person-centred form of care is yet to be evaluated fully, but interim outcomes indicate that it has been a success and the initiative is being extended to cover more people with intellectual disabilities in County Clare.
Learning Disability Practice. 16, 3, 14-18. doi: 10.7748/ldp2013.04.16.3.14.e679
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Accepted: 10 January 2013
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