Lifemaps of People with Learning Disabilities

Barry Gray and Geoff Ridden

This book contains 14 biographies written by people of all ages who have a learning disability. The authors discuss how these stories might be representative of other people with learning disabilities and what key themes may be identified from the stories. The pictorial form is accessible to people with learning disabilities. more »

Keyword: intellectual disabilities

Karina Has Down Syndrome

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

Cheryl Rogers and Gun Dolva

Since their initial shock at their daughter's disability, Karina's parents have experienced the challenges and joys of raising a child with special needs. This is the account of Karina's first six years, as told to Cheryl Rogers. It is a valuable resource for the families of Down Syndrome children, teachers and disability service workers. more »

Keywords: Down's syndrome, families, intellectual disabilities, memoirs, parenting

Small Steps Forward

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

Sarah Newman

The book provides tried and tested ideas for games and activities to develop the skills of any child with special needs. It also offers advice on behaviour management, coping with stress, and includes a comprehensive resources section. more »

Keywords: Asperger syndrome, autism, children, Down's syndrome, intellectual disabilities, occupational therapy, parenting, special education

Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities

Michelle McCarthy

In this study of women learning disabilities, Michelle McCarthy investigates how these women experience their sexual lives, basing her research on interviews with the women themselves. She argues the importance of informing the work of those responsible at research, practice and policy levels with the voices of people with learning disabilities. more »

Keywords: intellectual disabilities, sexuality, social policy

Learning Disability in Focus

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

Eve and Neil Jackson

Photography can form a valuable aid to the lives of people with learning disabilities: it can be used to resolve problems and enhance understanding. This book explores the possibilities which photography makes available to the carers and families of people with learning disabilities. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, creativity, expressive therapies, intellectual disabilities

Special Talents, Special Needs

Drama for People with Learning Disabilities

Ian McCurrach and Barbara Darnley

This is a handbook for teachers and facilitators working with people with learning disabilities who are interested in creative expression through drama. Based on their considerable experience working with the Strathcona Theatre Company, Ian McCurrach and Barbara Darnley have created a step-by-step guide to running a drama group. more »

Keywords: creative therapies, dramatherapy, intellectual disabilities

Helping People with a Learning Disability Explore Relationships

Eve and Neil Jackson
Illustrated by Tim Baker

Focusing on the nature of relationships, this book continues the story of the five people with learning disabilities from Helping People with a Learning Disability Explore Choice. Sections for the carer draw out the issues raised in each chapter and suggest ways of exploring them in discussions and exercises for groups and individuals. more »

Keywords: intellectual disabilities, relationships

Helping People with a Learning Disability Explore Choice

Eve and Neil Jackson
Illustrated by Tim Baker

Following the experiences of five adults with learning disabilities and their carers, this resource comprises a series of short stories focusing on different areas of decision-making. Sections for the carer explore the issues raised in the story, while illustrations help the reader to engage imaginatively with the stories and the issues involved. more »

Keyword: intellectual disabilities

Empowerment in Everyday Life

Learning Disability

Edited by Paul Ramcharan, Gwyneth Roberts, Gordon Grant and John Borland

This book takes a unique approach to empowerment, starting by examining the lives and relationships of people with learning disabilities, their families and friends. Questions are then asked about how policy making, service provision and state legislation might be implemented in ways which would provide for an empowered life and lifestyle. more »

Keywords: intellectual disabilities, social policy

Odyssey Now

Nicola Grove and Keith Park

The first book to make literature accessible to people with learning disabilities, Odyssey Now is a dramatisation of the story of Odysseus through a variety of interactive games for developing communication skills and as a means of implementing a multi-sensory approach. It is designed particularly to include people who have learning disabilites. more »

Keywords: children, communication, education, folklore and myth, inclusive classroom, intellectual disabilities, special education

Day Services for People with Learning Disabilities

Edited by Philip Seed

In this book, case studies are presented to illustrate the functioning of community care to provide services for people with learning difficulties/disabilities and with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Further chapters give consideration to the issues concerned with the promotion of independent living. more »

Keyword: intellectual disabilities

Invisible Victims

Crime and Abuse Against People with Learning Disabilities

Christopher Williams

Invisible Victims outlines the range and nature of crimes against people with learning difficulties, and the way the law does - or should - relate to these crimes. It discusses the sources of victimization and deals with prevention specifically from the perspective of learning disabilities. more »

Keywords: intellectual disabilities, offenders

Children with Language Impairments

An Introduction

Morag L. Donaldson

This book is an important summary of current awareness of language impairments in children. It is argued that approaches to intervention need to be geared to the strengths and weaknesses of the individual child and therefore that they must be closely integrated with thorough, ongoing assessment procedures. more »

Keywords: disability, intellectual disabilities, speech and language therapy

Developing Personal Safety Skills in Children with Disabilities

Freda Briggs

Part I of this book provides the information needed for an understanding of personal safety skills, and the considerations peculiar to children with special needs. Possible approaches for their protection are introduced. Part II provides practical ideas for developing safety skills in children and young people with mild to severe disabilities. more »

Keywords: children, disability, intellectual disabilities

Home at Last

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

Pat Fitton, Carol O'Brien and Jean Willson

This book is based on the conviction that people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities have the right to an independent and meaningful lifestyle. Written by the parents of two young women with disabilities, it follows the attempts to help them achieve their dream of a home of their own, supported by twenty-four hour care. more »

Keywords: disability, housing, intellectual disabilities

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