1st Edition

New Lenses on Intellectual Disabilities

Edited By Jennifer Clegg Copyright 2019
152 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

This book gathers together recent international research in intellectual disability (ID), examining the diverse modes of existence that characterise living with intellectual disabilities in the 21 st century. Ranging from people with no speech and little mobility who need 24-hour care, to people who marry or hold down jobs, this book moves beyond the typical person with ID imagined by public... Read more

Introduction: New lenses

Jennifer Clegg

Part I: A richer picture of people and relationships

1. Intellectual disability and attachment theory among adults: An early systematic review

Georgina Mullen

2 Staff perspectives on paperwork in group homes for people with intellectual disability

Claire Quilliam, Christine Bigby and Jacinta Douglas

3. Spirituality and social networks of people with intellectual and developmental disability

Precious N. Sango and Rachel Forrester-Jones

4. Reasons for marriage of educated Bedouin women to Bedouin men with intellectual disability from the point of view of the women

Iris Manor-Binyamini

5. Review of Phallacies: historical intersections of disability and masculinity

John Cromby

Part II: Where current policies fall short

6. Comparing costs and outcomes of supported living with group homes in Australia

Christine Bigby, Emma Bould and Julie Beadle-Brown

7. Service receipt of adults with rare genetic syndromes who engage in challenging behaviour

N. Awan, C. Oliver, L. Wilde, K. Eden and J. Waite

8. What constitutes effective support in obtaining and maintaining employment for individuals with intellectual disability? A scoping review

Cindy Cheng, Jodi Oakman, Christine Bigby, Ellie Fossey, Jillian Cavanagh, Hannah Meacham and Timothy Bartram

9. Emerging trends affecting future employment opportunities for people with intellectual disability: The case of a large retail organisation

Katherine Moore, Paula McDonald and Jennifer Bartlett

Part III: New thinking about well-being

10. Factors that affect the perceived health of adults with intellectual disability: A Western Australian study

Errol Cocks, Allyson Thomson, Stian Thoresen, Richard Parsons and Lorna Rosenwax

11. Complexity of medication regimens of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Steven R. Erickson, Drita Nicaj and Sasha Barron

12. Does intellectual disability research consider the potential impact of geographic location?

Stuart Wark

13. Dialogue between workers and family members is related to their attitudes towards self determination of individuals with intellectual disability

Vicente Martínez-Tur, Yolanda Estreder, Carolina Moliner, Esther Gracia, Lumini¿a Patra¿ and Ana Zornoza

Biography

Jennifer Clegg is Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University, Australia, and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. She was an academic Consultant Clinical Psychologist in intellectual disability with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust until 2015. She continues to edit, write, examine, and teach about non-behavioural approaches to complex needs; her publications include longitudinal research into the transition out of school, conceptual history, and the ethics of practice. She is currently examining the impact of neoliberalism on those living with intellectual disabilities. She is the co-chair of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities’ Special Interest Research Group on Ethics.