This leading textbook (previously known as Learning Disabilities) aims to further the practice of professionals and agencies who support people with intellectual disabilities. It emphasizes the strengths rather than deficits of people with intellectual disabilities, highlights the crucial role of family and friends, and places individuals firmly at the heart of everything that impacts them.
Intellectual Disabilities: Toward Inclusion centres on the concepts of respecting the personhood of people with intellectual disabilities, and their rights to holistic health and to live their best lives. Most of the 27 chapters are co-authored by respected international authors, and the content has been fully updated to reflect contemporary policy, legislation and service configuration.
This unique text will challenge and reframe typically held views, and provides an international focus that recognizes we have much to learn from the experiences and perspectives of other nations around the world.
1. Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. Dedication - p. Page vii 8. Foreword - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Section 1 - p. Page xii 13. 1 : Understanding personhood - p. Page xii 14. 2 : The importance of the personal narrative in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities - p. Page g17 15. 3 : How can you help me have a choice? - p. Page g32 16. 4 : What’s important to me? Using collaborative and creative approaches to shift the power in assessment - p. Page g51 17. 5 : Inclusive communication - p. Page 71 18. 6 : ’They won’t let me go cycling by myself’: challenges of risk taking - p. Page g92 19. 7 : Self-advocacy and advocacy - p. Page g111 20. 8 : Safeguarding against abuse and harm - p. Page g126 21. Section 2 - p. Page g146 22. 9 : Understanding health - p. Page g146 23. 10 : Enabling good health - p. Page g165 24. 11 : Physical health - p. Page g186 25. 12 : Empowerment through skill development - p. Page g208 26. 13 : Expanding sensory awareness - p. Page 227 27. 14 : Epilepsy - p. Page g250 28. 15 : Autism spectrum conditions - p. Page g268 29. 16 : Mental health in people with intellectual disabilities - p. Page g288 30. 17 : Understanding and responding to behaviour - p. Page g305 31. 18 : Working with people with intellectual disabilities suspected of offending - p. Page g324 32. Section 3 - p. Page g341 33. 19 : Working with families - p. Page g341 34. 20 : Childhood - p. Page g357 35. 21 : Leisure and friendships - p. Page g376 36. 22 : Access to education - p. Page g394 37. 23 : Realising employment: Unfulfilled aspirations? - p. Page g410 38. 24 : A home of my own - p. Page g427 39. 25 : Sexuality and relationships - p. Page g446 40. 26 : Growing older - p. Page g463 41. 27 : End of life: holistic approaches to loss, dying & death - p. Page g478 42. Index - p. Page g494
This leading textbook (previously known as Learning Disabilities) aims to further the practice of professionals and agencies who support people with intellectual disabilities. It emphasizes the strengths rather than deficits of people with intellectual disabilities, highlights the crucial role of family and friends, and places individuals firmly at the heart of everything that impacts them.
Intellectual Disabilities: Toward Inclusion centres on the concepts of respecting the personhood of people with intellectual disabilities, and their rights to holistic health and to live their best lives. Most of the 27 chapters are co-authored by respected international authors, and the content has been fully updated to reflect contemporary policy, legislation and service configuration.
This unique text will challenge and reframe typically held views, and provides an international focus that recognizes we have much to learn from the experiences and perspectives of other nations around the world.
1. Intellectual Disabilities - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. Dedication - p. Page vii 8. Foreword - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Section 1 - p. Page xii 13. 1 : Understanding personhood - p. Page xii 14. 2 : The importance of the personal narrative in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities - p. Page g17 15. 3 : How can you help me have a choice? - p. Page g32 16. 4 : What’s important to me? Using collaborative and creative approaches to shift the power in assessment - p. Page g51 17. 5 : Inclusive communication - p. Page 71 18. 6 : ’They won’t let me go cycling by myself’: challenges of risk taking - p. Page g92 19. 7 : Self-advocacy and advocacy - p. Page g111 20. 8 : Safeguarding against abuse and harm - p. Page g126 21. Section 2 - p. Page g146 22. 9 : Understanding health - p. Page g146 23. 10 : Enabling good health - p. Page g165 24. 11 : Physical health - p. Page g186 25. 12 : Empowerment through skill development - p. Page g208 26. 13 : Expanding sensory awareness - p. Page 227 27. 14 : Epilepsy - p. Page g250 28. 15 : Autism spectrum conditions - p. Page g268 29. 16 : Mental health in people with intellectual disabilities - p. Page g288 30. 17 : Understanding and responding to behaviour - p. Page g305 31. 18 : Working with people with intellectual disabilities suspected of offending - p. Page g324 32. Section 3 - p. Page g341 33. 19 : Working with families - p. Page g341 34. 20 : Childhood - p. Page g357 35. 21 : Leisure and friendships - p. Page g376 36. 22 : Access to education - p. Page g394 37. 23 : Realising employment: Unfulfilled aspirations? - p. Page g410 38. 24 : A home of my own - p. Page g427 39. 25 : Sexuality and relationships - p. Page g446 40. 26 : Growing older - p. Page g463 41. 27 : End of life: holistic approaches to loss, dying & death - p. Page g478 42. Index - p. Page g494
