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MacLeod, Alison M.; Smart, Cordet; Keohane, Peter; Dallos, Rudi; Cox, Kathy J. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: Despite a growing body of literature about parents with learning disabilities; there is a paucity of research about experiences of parenting after the removal of a child/children. This study aimed to fill this gap, examining the experiences of that parenting in this context. Method: A multiperspective interpretative phenomenological…
Descriptors: Mothers, Learning Disabilities, Parents with Disabilities, Child Custody
McKenzie, Karen; Wigham, Sarah; Bourne, Jane; Rowlands, Gill; Hackett, Simon – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with learning disabilities are at increased risk of physical health conditions and mortality compared to the general population. Initiatives to address these health inequalities include the introduction of learning disability registers, through which people with learning disabilities can be identified and offered annual health…
Descriptors: Primary Health Care, Physical Health, Learning Disabilities, Social Differences
Anderson, Rebecca J.; Keagan-Bull, Richard; Giles, Jo; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The advantages of including people with learning disabilities in research teams have been well described, but it is rare for researchers with learning disabilities to be employed at a university. This paper explores the extent to which university recruitment procedures are accessible to job applicants with learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Researchers, Learning Disabilities, Recruitment
Stefánsdóttir, Sara; Sigurjónsdóttir, Hanna Björg; Rice, James – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: Many parents with learning disabilities find themselves locked in a struggle with child protection authorities to retain custody of their children. This struggle is one against deeply entrenched prejudices as well as social arrangements that often deprive parents of needed resources. This in-depth case study explores the contours of…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Child Custody, Parent Rights
Calabria, Luis; Cheswick, Claire – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with learning disabilities experience bereavement in the same emotionally overwhelming way as the general population. The Dual-Process Model of grief is characterised by the oscillation between "Loss-Orientation" and "Restoration-Orientation." These processes involve experiencing and accepting the emotional…
Descriptors: Grief, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Coping
Gray, Ben; Kerridge, Tom – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with learning disabilities are often left behind and ostracised in life, education, employment and in research. This article describes the importance and value that people with learning disabilities can bring when participating in co-production and lived experience research. The article reports on the inequalities and barriers…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Experience, Access to Health Care, Barriers
Radez, Jerica; Crossland, Tom; Johns, Louise – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are attacks that often look like epileptic seizures (ES). Unlike ES, PNES are not triggered by underlying neurological factors. PNES are relatively rare in the general population; however, their prevalence in people with learning disabilities is much higher--up to 10%. Individuals with PNES and…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Seizures, Behavior Modification
Langer-Shapland, Katie; Minton, Stephen J.; Richards, Nel – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: There is little research into experiences of menopause voiced by women with learning disabilities, who can be neglected in academic research. There is a particular lack of knowledge around the psychological and social experiences of menopause in this population, and how changes are managed. This study sought to explore these…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Females, Learning Disabilities, Physiology
Lau-Zhu, Alex; Mann, Judith – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: Residential transitions have long been recognised as challenging for people with learning disabilities and can be packed with problem stories. Narrative Therapy practices have the potential to centre the voice of people with learning disabilities; to enable alternative stories to be told; and to shine a light on their own and their…
Descriptors: Males, Adults, Down Syndrome, Transitional Programs
Goodey, C. F. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: Here, I examine the status of 'learning disability' as a basic concept. This kind of questioning may be thought a task for philosophy, or at least for 'theory' or 'disability studies'. Materials and methods: I identify history instead as a discipline well placed to reveal the category errors that surround the concept. Results: These…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational History, Definitions, History
Barden, Owen; Walden, Steven J.; Bennett, Davey; Bird, Nicole; Cairns, Stella; Currie, Rhiannon; Evans, Lynne; Jackson, Stephen; Oldnall, Emily; Oldnall, Sarah; Price, Dawn; Robinson, Tricia; Tahir, Amber; Taylor, Samantha; Wright, Christine; Wright, Claire – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: This paper reports on a participatory project on the history of learning disability. The paper makes contributions to discourses on using participatory research methods with people labelled with learning disabilities, on the nature of research impact in participatory research, and on the lived experience of learning disability today.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational History, Participatory Research, Student Experience
McShea, Lynzee; Giles, Karen; Murphy, Ashley; Ling, Jonathan – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: Annual health checks in primary care include hearing assessment, though current guidance recommends subjective assessment only. Previous studies suggest this is inadequate and recommend objective alternatives such as hearing screening. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of hearing screening and examine the last recorded annual…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Hearing Impairments, Adults
Muddle, Sarah; McElwee, Jennifer; Vincent, Regine; Birdsey, Nicola; Best, Lara – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: The promotion of secure attachment relationships in childhood leads to better outcomes in later life (British Psychological Society 2017, "Incorporating Attachment Theory into Practice: Clinical Practice Guideline for Clinical Psychologists Working with People who have Intellectual Disabilities"). The Circle of Security…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Learning Disabilities
Coleman, Sophie Elizabeth; Sharrock, Emma – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
Background: Adults with learning disabilities often face barriers when accessing relationships and can require additional support. The Personal Relationship Advisory Group (PRAG) is a provision in a community learning disability service in North England, which offers multidisciplinary advice regarding relationship concerns. The current project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Learning Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship
Symonds, Jon; Abbott, David; Dugdale, Daryl – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: This article reports on the perspectives of fathers with a learning disability in England about being fathers and the support they have received. Although there is an established literature that considers parenting with a learning disability, few studies have focused on the perspectives of fathers. Method: We adopted a qualitative…
Descriptors: Fathers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Learning Disabilities