Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 25 Issue 1

Implementation of policy regarding restrictive practices in England

Roy Deveau, Sarah Leitch

Concerns about the overuse, misuse and potential abuse of restrictive interventions used to manage people who may exhibit behaviour described as challenging led to revised…

Commentary on “Implementation of policy regarding restrictive practices in England”

Brenda Frederiks

In the Netherlands, as in England, concerns exist about the extent of and frequency with which freedom-restricting measures are applied. The view is that use of these measures…

Depression and people with a learning disability: a way forward

Andrew Jahoda

The purpose of this paper is to outline what is known about the prevalence, causes and treatment of depression for people with learning disabilities, with a focus on psychosocial…

Commentary on “depression and people with a learning disability: a way forward”

Peter McGill

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Andrew Jahoda’s article “Depression and people with a learning disability: a way forward”.

Diabetes and people with learning disabilities: issues for policy, practice, and education

Andrew Maine, Michael Brown, Maria Truesdale

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the extant literature on diabetes in people with learning disabilities (LD) and discuss implications for policy, practice…

Commentary on “Diabetes and people with learning disabilities: issues for policy, practice and education”

Brianne Redquest, Yona Lunsky

There has been an increase in research exploring the area of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and diabetes. Despite being described as instrumental to diabetes…

Ordinary lives means ordinary schools: towards a unitary 0-99 years policy for adults and children with learning disabilities

Christopher Goodey

This paper aims to look forward to the next generation of policymaking on learning disability and recommends a unitary strategy covering all phases of life including childhood.

Commentary on: “Ordinary lives” means ordinary schools: towards a unitary 0-99 years policy for adults and children with learning disabilities

Becky Hardiman

The purpose of this study is to reflect on some of the challenges faced by caregivers when making decisions relating to school placements for their child with a learning…