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Showing 1 to 20 of 304 for “"Intellectual Disability"”.
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Gene identification in intellectual disability
Contains fulltext : 107980.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Understanding compassion in intellectual disability services
… investigated the experiences of people with an intellectual disability of psychological talking therapy. Ten studies were included and reviewed. Eight main themes and three sub themes emerged. Developing new positive relationships along with learning new skills and confidentiality were important …
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Preparing students with intellectual disability for employment
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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A Review of Psychotropic drug prescription for patients with Intellectual disability at Alexandra Hospital (a specialist Intellectual Disability psychiatric hospital) outpatient clinic
Background: People with intellectual disability are more likely than the general population to be prescribed psychotropic agents. The most common indications include treatment of a psychiatric disorder and management of behaviours that challenge. Aim: The study aimed to assess the prescribing …
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Computational methods for disease gene identification in intellectual disability
Contains fulltext : 207613.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Economic implications of intellectual disability in childhood : a trial-based evaluation
Childhood intellectual disability (ID) has a significant impact on individuals, families, society and the healthcare system. This thesis explores the economic implications of an early behavioural intervention designed to lessen these impacts, Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP). Innovative methods are …
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Work Stress, Meaning, And Values: A Study Of Intellectual Disability Support Staff
Employees who work with individuals with intellectual disabilities report high levels of work-related stress. Staff stress is associated with a variety of negative outcomes, such as poor psychological health, job burnout, and high turnover rates. The current study investigated the relationship …
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Is guided self-help a treatment option for people with intellectual disability?
… self-help as an intervention for people with intellectual disability. The Self-Assessment and INTervention, is a guided self-help tool designed specifically for this group. There are three linked studies within this thesis that aim to; [1] develop a guided self help intervention [2] test its …
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Salient resources facilitating business startup for adults with intellectual disability: Parents’ perspectives
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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Detecting the Differences in Miranda Abilities Between Individuals with and without Intellectual Disability
… styles between a group of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and a group without ID, which would clarify areas of vulnerability for individuals with ID. Additional goals were to determine if intelligence was an accurate predictor of these abilities, and to assess whether …
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The role of synapse biology in intellectual disability. Many roads to cognitive dysfunction
Contains fulltext : 166980.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)
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Mothers' Perceptions of Ability in Children with Intellectual Disability and Mother-Child Connectedness
… of children, especially for children with intellectual disabilities who may have specific needs. Understanding the nuances, such as the closeness of the mother-child relationship for children with intellectual disabilities, is often overlooked even though more than 3 million children under …
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Applying animal modelling to understand rare novel neurodevelopmental disorders associated with intellectual disability
Intellectual disability (ID) is categorised by a significant reduction in cognitive function and adaptive abilities that begin in childhood. ID is part of a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental conditions associated with impairment in developmental domains and a cause of particularly adverse …
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Rights versus Risks: The Tension in Sexual Education for Learners with Intellectual Disability
… of sexual abuse and violence, and those with intellectual disability (ID) are more likely to be victimized. Therefore, there is a need for sexual education programmes that cater to learners with ID. In South Africa, national policy overlooks individuals with moderate to severe intellectual …
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Inventing Idiocy: Law, Land And The Construction Of Intellectual Disability In Late Medieval England
… developments informed the way society imagined intellectual disability in the Middle Ages and beyond. Since the publication of Foucault's Madness and Civilization, scholars have treated insanity as a concept with a cultural history. Less however has been written about the conceptual history of …
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Attachment, childhood adversity, emotional problems and personality disorder in offenders with mild intellectual disability
… is to examine attachment in offenders with mild intellectual disability. Insecure attachment is evidenced as a developmental risk factor with regard to antisociality, in the mainstream population. However there is a dearth of evidence with regard to attachment and the development of antisociality …
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Signifying nothing: intelligence and intellectual disability in modern British literature and culture, 1919 – 1969
Signifying Nothing: Intelligence and Intellectual Disability in Modern British Literature and Culture, 1919-1969 investigates the confluences between literary and scientific approaches to intelligence in the mid-twentieth century. It stages two central arguments. First, it argues that in multiple …
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Transition from special school to post school in youth with intellectual disability: Parents' experiences
… naturally. Research has found that youth with intellectual disabilities and their families find the transition from school to post school to be challenging. In South Africa, Education White Paper 6 on special needs represents the country's plan for addressing shortcomings in the education …
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Social and health-related policy priorities of adults with intellectual disability in South Africa
Background: People with intellectual disability are rarely consulted on what should be prioritised in public policy to improve their quality of life. It is also well documented in the literature that people with intellectual disability experience barriers when accessing social and health services. …
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