Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 29 Issue 2

Patient and referral characteristics of adults with intellectual disability referred to speech and language therapy with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties

Angela Crocker, Jill Titterington, Michelle Tennyson

This study aims to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of dysphagia among adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) referred to speech and language therapy for swallow…

An evaluation of a speech and language therapy eating, drinking and swallowing service for adults with intellectual disability

Angela Crocker, Jill Titterington, Michelle Tennyson

This study aims to evaluate the quality of a speech and language therapy (SLT) swallow service provided to adults with intellectual disability (ID) by exploring the process and…

Commentary on: an evaluation of a speech and language therapy eating, drinking, and swallowing service for adults with intellectual disability (Crocker et al., 2024)

Kitty Stewart, Nina Heckelmann, Alida Roos

The purpose of this paper is to expand upon some of the issues raised in “An evaluation of a speech and language therapy eating, drinking and swallowing service for adults with…

Wales and Autism: the impact of philanthropy matched by ambition

Hugh Morgan

The purpose of this paper is to place on record the impact made on government policy and research by Autism Cymru, a small charity that existed in Wales between 2001 and 2014. The…

Commentary on “Wales and Autism: the impact of philanthropy matched with ambition”

Catherine Storey

This paper is a commentary that aims to address themes arising from the article by Morgan titled “Wales and Autism: The Impact of Philanthropy Matched with Ambition”.

Stakeholder experiences of deprescribing psychotropic medicines for challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities

Danielle Adams, Richard P. Hastings, Ian Maidment, Chetan Shah, Peter E. Langdon

Evidence of overprescribing of psychotropic medicines to manage challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities has led to national programmes within the UK to…

Commentary on “Stakeholder experiences of deprescribing psychotropic medicines for challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities”

Adam Clifford, Mariam Omokanye, Deval Bagalkote

This paper aims to provide a commentary response to “Stakeholder experiences of deprescribing psychotropic medicines for challenging behaviour in people with intellectual…