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Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs

Family Experiences and Effective Practice

Hedy Cleaver and Don Nicholson

Parents with a learning disability face a high risk of losing their children, and current support for them is inadequate. This book, based on original research, looks into current social care practice and the support systems available to parents with learning disabilities, evaluating their effectiveness and examining their impact on the families affected.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-632-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp, 2007, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Intellectual Disabilities, Parenting, Working with Children and Families

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Challenges to the Human Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities

Edited by Frances Owen and Dorothy Griffiths

'A book such as this both demonstrates the progress that has been made over recent years, and will also serve to enhance respect for the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities in the years to come'
- From the Foreword by Orville Endicott

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-590-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp, 2008, £27.99, $45.00

Categories: Disability, Disability Law, Intellectual Disabilities, Social Policy, Social Work, Social Work Law

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Multisensory Rooms and Environments

Controlled Sensory Experiences for People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities

Susan Fowler

This unique, fully photocopiable resource offers guidance and materials to aid those developing multisensory environments - artificially engineered spaces that encourage relaxation, social skills and learning by stimulating the five senses.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-462-9, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 256pp, 2008, £29.99, $55.00

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Disability, Intellectual Disabilities, Occupational Therapy

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Small Steps Forward

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs
2nd edition

Sarah Newman
Illustrated by Jeanie Mellersh

Praise for the First Edition:
'… A warm feeling of positive reassurance and guidance runs throughout the book. [It] offers practical and emotional help, not only to a child's family, but equally to health and educational workers starting out within this field. This book should have a prominent place in every toy and leisure library as well as within childcare agencies.'
- Play Matters

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-693-7, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp, 2008, £13.99, $19.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, Parenting, Special Education

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Authentic Dialogue with Persons who are Developmentally Disabled

Sad Without Tears

Jennifer Hill

It has often been assumed that people with developmental disabilities are incapable of expressing or acquiring the level of emotional insight and sensitivity necessary to engage in any kind of therapy. Authentic Dialogue with Persons who are Developmentally Disabled explodes this myth,...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84905-016-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp, 2009, £18.99, $34.95

Categories: Counselling, Intellectual Disabilities, Psychiatry and Psychology, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Social Work

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Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Encouraging Inclusion and Participation

Tim Clement and Christine Bigby

Group homes are the dominant form of residential accommodation for people with severe learning or intellectual disabilities, and yet there are significant problems within these living environments. This book seeks to highlight the key issues for both residents and staff, and offers practical...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-645-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp, October 2009, £25.00, $39.95

Categories: Disability, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Intellectual Disabilities, Social Policy, Social Work

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Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

David B. Wiegan

In the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities,...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-922-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp, August 2009, £19.99, $34.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, Social Work

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Living with Learning Disabilities, Dying with Cancer

Thirteen Personal Stories

Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

This book is a powerful and moving account of the experiences of 13 people with learning disabilities who were living with cancer. The author followed their lives as part of a 3-year research study, during which 10 people died. She spent extensive periods of time with them at their homes and...

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84905-027-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp, October 2009, £19.99, $34.95

Categories: Bereavement and Palliative Care, Counselling, Disability, Health Care, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Intellectual Disabilities

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Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities

A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers

Pamela Lewis

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-809-2, 279.4mm x 216mm / 11in x 8.5in, 160pp, 2005, £13.99, $19.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, Parenting

Advocacy and Learning Disability

Barry Gray and Robin Jackson

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-942-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp, 2001, £19.99, $38.95

Intellectual Disabilities books and resources

featured title

Family Experiences and Effective Practice

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Controlled Sensory Experiences for People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities

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Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs2nd edition

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Sad Without Tears

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Encouraging Inclusion and Participation

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Thirteen Personal Stories

All Intellectual Disabilities titles in alphabetical order

A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers

for People with Developmental Disabilities

Sad Without Tears

An Introduction

In and Out of Institutions

Learning Disability

Testimonies of Resistance

Using Intensive Interaction to get in touch with people whose severe learning disabilities are combined with autistic spectrum disorder

Making Friends without Words

Encouraging Inclusion and Participation

How Two Young Women with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities Achieved Their Own Home

A Fifty Year Quest

Past, Present and Futures

Crime and Abuse Against People with Learning Disabilities

One Family's Account of the Early Years with a Child who has Special Needs

The one stop guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals

Performative Communication

The Use of Photography in the Care of People with a Learning Disability

Songs for Group Work in Settings that Include Students with Learning Difficulties and Autism

Communicating the Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Thirteen Personal Stories

A Guide for Parents2nd edition

Controlled Sensory Experiences for People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities

Family Experiences and Effective Practice

Issues for Case Managers and Other Professionals

A Practical Resource for Carers of People with Cognitive Impairment3rd edition

Making Contact

Sensory-Focused Activities for People with Physical and Multiple Disabilities

Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities

An Evaluation of a Family-Based Respite Care Service

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs2nd edition

Drama for People with Learning Disabilities

A Healthy Hygiene, Puberty and Personal Curriculum for Young People with Autism

Back to First Principles

Developing Effective Interventions

A Handbook for Those who Support People with Severe Autistic Spectrum Disorder

A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Finding a Place in the World

A Practical Guide to Teaching People with Learning Disabilities

Theory and Practice

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs
2nd edition

A Guide for Parents
2nd edition

A Practical Resource for Carers of People with Cognitive Impairment
3rd edition

Using Games and Activities to Help Your Pre-School Child with Special Needs
2nd edition