Sterilization of those with intellectual disability: Evolution from non-consensual interventions to strict safeguards

Is Safety in the Eye of the Beholder? Safeguards in Research With Adults With Intellectual Disability.

Human subjects research has a core commitment to participant well-being. This obligation is accentuated for once exploited populations such as adults with intellectual disability. Yet we know little about the public's views on appropriate safeguards for this population. We surveyed adults with intellectual disability, family members and friends, disability service providers, researchers, and In...

Interventions for challenging behaviour in intellectual disability

Challenging behaviour in individuals with intel lectual disabil ity is a complex but common problem that can present diagnostic and management challenges for healthcare professionals. All behaviour serves a purpose, has an origin and meaning, and is therefore produced by an interaction between an individual and their environment. Challenging behaviour is a socially constructed, dynamic concept ...

Treatment interventions for people with aggressive behaviour and intellectual disability

Pica among Persons with Intellectual Disability: Prevalence, Correlates, and Interventions

Non-intellectual Factors in Learning Disability

100 cases of learning disability are investigated to study non-intellectual factors associated with it. The study reveals that urban area, middle class, unitary and small family show high incidence. Impaired relationship with the parents is the most significant factor, followed by adverse influences in school. The findings are discussed.