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That’s Life with Autism

01 May 2007

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This book is full of advice and tips from parents of people with autism and professionals who have worked extensively with them. The chapters offer different snap-...

The Asperger Social Guide

01 May 2007

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

Getting on with cancer

01 March 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This is an excellent resource booklet for people with learning disabilities and or those who have to support people with learning disabilities who have been...

Down’s Syndrome and dementia resource pack

01 December 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This resource pack is intended to offer guidance and support for carers of people with Down syndrome and dementia. It is not a training manual but aims to give...

New roles, new opportunities

01 November 2001

Learning Disability Practice

Practice & research

This article offers some initial thoughts on the role of the health facilitator, which was highlighted in the Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health...

Title: positive Approaches workbooks

01 April 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This is a set of eight workbooks aimed at supporting the learning of those redominantly undertaking the Learning Disability Awards Framework(LDAF) certificate titled...

Scaling a mountain

01 April 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Practice & research

T he conference, which built on a similar event held last year in London, aimed to raise awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities – with specific...

New year, new challenges

01 February 2008

Learning Disability Practice

Opinion

One of the ways in which you can judge how caring a society is, is to consider how that society perceives and makes provision for its most vulnerable members. Given...

Training need in primary care

01 April 1998

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Few studies have examined the experiences of practice nurses with people with learning disabilities and the training they require to manage this challenging client...

Living with learning disabilities, dying with cancer

01 November 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

Not much is known about how people with learning disabilities live with cancer, and little is understood of their feelings when they are dying with the disease. This...