Forging links

The experiences of parents of children with an intellectual disability who use respite care services

Bernardine Wilkie, Owen Barr

Valuing learning disability nursing

Dr Steve McNally

Dementia screening

Steve McNally

Guidelines on person centred planning in the provision of services for people with disabilities in ireland

Paul Michael Keenan

Understanding regulation disorders of sensory processing in children

Karen McKenzie

The studio project: opening art practice

McClimens Alex

Understanding applied behavior analysis

Maurice Devine

Guiding your teenager with special needs through the transition from school to adult life

Neville Parkes

Snap!

Making sense

Penny Bews

The development of a child learning disability screening questionnaire: a pilot study

Karen McKenzie, Paula Megson, Donna Paxton

The use of seclusion in learning disability services

Hazel Powell, Allison Alexander, Thanos Karatzias

Social inclusion

People

Events

Into the abyss

Justice denied for Scottish woman

For extreme behaviour, call on the specialists

Refer to the ‘yellow book’ for policy

How staff rile service users

Developers of safety tool-kit seek feedback

Scheme supports clients to live in the community

Legislation can help when faced with dilemmas

Call for a ban on ‘unsafe’ prone restraint techniques

Steven Black

News in brief

New guidance issued to tackle bullying in schools

Daniel Allen

News

Council failed to meet autistic girl’s needs

Strategy on autism heralds new era for ‘isolated’ adults

Daniel Allen

Cut in funding dashes athletes’ hopes for london 2012

News

Care services to be awarded star ratings

Rethinking work

Ian McMillan