...Phyllis Annesley; Zoe Hamilton; Roisin Galway; Samantha Akiens; Rachel Hicks; Martin Clarke Purpose Neuropsychologically informed rehabilitation (NIR) is one approach to supporting people with intellectual disabilities, cognitive impairment and challenging behaviour. This study aims to evaluate...

...Jenna McWilliams; Ian de Terte; Janet Leathem; Sandra Malcolm; Jared Watson Purpose – The Transformers programme is a community-based intervention for people with an intellectual disability (ID) who have emotion regulation difficulties, which can manifest as aggressive and challenging behaviour...

... from when it opened, in December 2010 to September 2013 (n=40). For the purpose of the investigation and analysis, the cases were divided into two groups: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Referrals Risk Challenging behaviour ASD Medium secure Specialist service...

... Challenging behaviour Positive Behaviour Support MVA In recent years, there has been increasing concern about the use of physical intervention in psychiatric and intellectual disability services, particularly in wake of the events at Winterbourne View Hospital exposed by the 2011 BBC One (2001...

...Eddie Chaplin; Jane McCarthy; Cristian Raggi; Kiriakos Xenitidis; Maria Moisan; Quinton Deeley; Dene Robertson Purpose Reporting to the police incidents of challenging behaviour displayed by inpatients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and learning disability (LD) represents an important...

... causes of challenging behaviour can lead to patients becoming impossible to manage. Many may benefit from diagnosis and Autism‐specific intervention. Originality/value This paper highlights the challenges of adult diagnosis of Autism in highly complex individuals and outlines novel approaches...

... of support. Whilst good overall progress has been made, challenges still remain and this is, particularly, evident in managing people with learning disabilities who are also considered to have severe challenging behaviour. Presenting with challenging behaviour in a context where local services lack...

... and treatment programmes and the improvement of treatment programmes. Key words Learning disability; intellectual disabilities; The Netherlands; challenging behaviour. De Borg institutions In the Netherlands, there are different facilities for the treatment and care of mentally disabled people...