The importance of participative research methodologies is now widely acknowledged. A
case study using individualised communication for interviewing people with intellectual …

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is being used increasingly with people with learning
disabilities. The evidence base to support these developments comes from uncontrolled …

Addressing the complex issue of what constitutes a communication enabling environment
for children with autism who use little or no speech, Potter and Whittaker show that the …

Context: Research exploring care relationships between support staff (eg, support workers)
and adults with a learning disability in long-term social care residential settings in the United …

Over the last 10 years as a speech and language therapist, working with adults with learning
disabilities and challenging behaviour, the author has noted the tendency of services to …

Context. UK austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis included budget
reductions for health and social care. We aimed to investigate the extent to which austerity …

Government policies in developed countries have emphasized the importance of community
inclusion to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens. In order to achieve this, a …

Previous research has demonstrated that the way adults interact with children with autism
can have a great impact on their spontaneous communication. However, to date, few studies …

This paper arose as a consequence of joint working between therapists of two different
disciplines–clinical psychology and speech and language therapy–on a case involving a …

Developmental support agencies support many adults with intellectual disabilities in the
community. Unfortunately, these adults often exhibit high rates of challenging behaviour …