Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 29 Issue 3/4

Using the children’s accelerated trauma technique with adults with intellectual disabilities

Kevin O'Farrell, Nick Garner, Matt Symes

This paper aims to explore using the children’s accelerated trauma technique (CATT) in an adult intellectual disability population, with the aim of reducing symptoms of…

Frontline managers’ experiences of practice leadership for when supporting autistic adults with complex support needs residing in community housing

Georgina Rickard, Roy Deveau

This study aims to investigate the experiences of frontline managers supervising and developing staff to support autistic adults living in two types of residential housing in the…

The effects of changing the classroom play environment on the peer interactions of autistic children with an intellectual disability

Hayley Locke, Brian Fennell

Autistic children, particularly those with an intellectual disability, often face difficulties with early verbal development and social interaction. The science of behaviour…

Commentary on “The effects of changing the classroom play environment on the peer interactions of autistic children with an intellectual disability”

Jisan Phillips

This paper aims to explore the challenges and themes discussed in the associated article “The Effects of Changing the Classroom Play Environment on the Peer Interactions of…

Dying from avoidable causes: a cohort prospective study to understand the characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities at high risk

Rosalyn Marie Arnold, Danny Acton, Sujeet Jaydeokar

This study aims to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with different risk stratification levels on the Decision Support Tool for Physical Health…

Addressing health inequality and inequity for people with intellectual disabilities: a collective responsibility for all nurses

Martin McMahon, Carmel Doyle, Éilish Burke, Sandra Fleming, Michelle Cleary, Kathleen Byrne, Eimear McGlinchey, Paul Keenan, Mary McCarron, Paul Horan, Fintan Sheerin

People with intellectual disabilities are high users of acute hospital care. Given their varied and often complex health-care needs, they often experience health inequalities and…