Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 24 Issue 2

Specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England

Isabel C.H. Clare, Kelly A. Wade, Nadine Ranke, Sarah Whitson, Alison Lillywhite, Elizabeth Jones, SallyAnne Broughton, Adam Wagner, Anthony J. Holland

While “generic” community teams for adults with learning disabilities (CTs) are well-established in the UK, very little recent evidence is available about any aspect of their…

Commentary on “Specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England”

Lawrence Patterson

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the paper “Specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England”…

The Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Breaks Service: an update five years on

Heather Dilks-Hopper, Chloe Jacobs, Catherine Sholl, Caroline Falconer, Nick Gore

The purpose of this paper is to present an update on the Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Breaks Service (ITSBS).

Commentary on “The Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Breaks Service: an update five years on”

Joann Kiernan

The purpose of this paper is to consider the needs of children and young people with an intellectual disability and behaviours described as challenging in light of the article…

Thinking differently? Autism and quality of life

Suzanne Jane Smith, Jane E. Powell, Neil Summers, Susan Roulstone

The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of quality of life (QoL) of people with a dual diagnosis of learning disability and autism to facilitate a better understanding…

Commentary on “Thinking differently? Autism and quality of life”

Krysia Emily Waldock

The purpose of this paper is to describe the possible impact of normalisation on the perceptions of quality of life (QoL) and the impact of this association on the research to…

A critical reflection on the development of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC)

Damian Elgin Maclean Milton, Susy Ridout, Marianthi Kourti, Gillian Loomes, Nicola Martin

The Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) was initially set up with the purpose of bringing autistic people, including scholars and activists (but not exclusively)…

Commentary on “A critical reflection on the development of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC)”

Jennifer Beaumont

The purpose of this paper is to explore the wider impact of participatory research (PR) on the autistic academic, families and caregivers, and the researcher.

Social care for adults with learning disabilities in England: trends over time

Chris Hatton

The purpose of this paper is to examine trends over time in social care usage and expenditure for adults with learning disabilities in England.