Adults with intellectual disabilities

    • [DOCX File]Home - Province of British Columbia

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      In particular, there is a sense that adults with intellectual disabilities are often discharged too early under the assumption that they have access to nursing supports in the community. Recommendation. s: Provide age related transition planning support to older families and individuals in a pro-active manner. In particular, Advanced Care Planning activities need to be developed that take into ...

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    • [DOC File]Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human ...

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      For people with intellectual disabilities (defined as significant limitations in both (i) intellectual functioning with respect to learning, reasoning, and problem solving, and (ii) adaptive behaviour, id est the ability to cope with everyday social and practical situations with an onset during the developmental period of life) Article 29 is backed-up by Article 12 of the CRPD. Article 12 ...

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    • [DOC File]Avoiding and responding to sexualised behaviours of ...

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      In adults with autism and intellectual disability, no relationship has been found between irritability, agitation and aggressive behaviour and masturbation, which is different to caregivers’ opinions that individuals who are not getting their sexual needs met are likely to be more irritable and more aggressive. Adolescence is a developmental stage for all young people with disabilities where ...

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    • [DOCX File]Falls Prevention in Adults with Intellectual and ...

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      It is estimated that 4.6 million adults in America are living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).1 This number is likely underreported, though, as surveillance of this population is difficult to maintain after transition out of the educational system. Such lack of data is both irresponsible and costly as adults with IDD display increased risk for health complications, high ...

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    • [DOC File]Home - DHHS Service Providers

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      The WPA guideline Problem behaviours in adults with intellectual disabilities is considered the most appropriate, since it is freely available to clinicians in Australia and New Zealand. The TGL guideline Developmental disability is more relevant and useful but due to its cost should be used additionally if available. It was agreed that, prior to a future review of guidelines, funding should ...

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    • Frontline Care in Irish Intellectual Disability Services ...

      The CINAHL, Medline and PsycInfo databases were accessed, spanning the period 1982-2005, using the keywords ‘developmental disabilities’, ‘intellectual disabilities’, ‘mental retardation’ and ‘learning disability’ in combination with the term ‘nursing diagnosis’ This yielded only eight relevant papers (Miller et al 1987, Hochberger 1993, Brown and Roth 1994, Gabriel 1994 ...

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      Only 14% of adults with intellectual disabilities and 27% of their family members stated that they did . not. want employment outside the workshop. Staff confirmed this finding: Twenty-nine percent reported that they believed that adults with ID did not want outside employment. Sixty-three percent of adults with ID wanted employment outside sheltered workshops, and 11% thought they might like ...

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    • [DOC File]Province of Manitoba

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      Over 5,000 adults with intellectual disabilities are served by community agencies across the province. Since 1996, an average of 180 allegations of abuse or neglect against adults with intellectual disabilities has been investigated annually. An average of 34 allegations of abuse and neglect are referred to police each year. A range of one to eight criminal charges have been laid each year ...

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    • [DOCX File]Summary overview of types and characteristics of ...

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      -Usually adults with intellectual disabilities-Depending of the type of housing, the personnel is available either 24 hours a day or part-time.-Supported housing is aimed at persons who can manage quite independently in daily life and lives in most cases in owned or rented apartment. Support is provided according to the person’s individual needs, for instance by a support person or a service ...

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    • [DOC File]Although public finance to support adults living with ...

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      Although public finance to support adults living with intellectual disabilities in the U.S. grew from $2.3 billion in 1955 to $82.6 billion in 2004, tens of thousands of persons living with intellectual and other developmental disabilities continue to live in institutions and nursing homes or are relegated to segregated day programs. Family supports and innovative employment programs receive ...

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