Abstract Veronica L., a woman with an intellectual disability, died of starvation in 1961 while the recipient Disabled Person's Maintenance Allowance (D.P.M.A.) from Dublin Health Authority. Her death occured after prolonged period deficient care, neglect that was exacerbated by flaws statutory welfare. During preceding decade state intervened disability provision to unprecedented degree throug...

In this article, I reflect on the praxis of doing qualitative interview research involving intellectually disabled people as participants. explore ways in which ethical and legal norms work together to shape what is possible with use stories from field issues recruitment sampling, working ‘gatekeeper’ organizations, accessible information informed consent, data sharing open access. As these ref...

AIM To evaluate the effects of phenylalanine (Phe)-free essential amino acid (AA) tablets enriched in tyrosine and tryptophan on the performance of intellectually disabled adult patients with untreated phenylketonuria (PKU). METHODS Phe-free AA tablets and placebo tablets were administered to 19 untreated PKU subjects on a normal diet for 6 mo in a prospective double-blinded crossover study. ...

BACKGROUND Patients with intellectual disabilities may be treated with antipsychotic medications for a variety of diagnoses. Use of this category of medication can increase prolactin levels and place the patient at risk for sexual dysfunction and lower bone mineral density. The proposed mechanism of action is affinity for the dopamine receptor. Use of bromocriptine, a dopamine receptor antagoni...

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of therapeutic use play on improving attention span children with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID) in elementary school. Methods: was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test control group so that 30 girls MID were selected from an exceptional school Tehran City, Iran, via convenience sampling method and assigned experimental groups. The a...