Learning disabilities
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Kids' Health - Topics - Learning disabilities
Not eating well, not getting enough sleep, feeling unhappy or scared, having problems with family or friends are some of the reasons why a kid can be having problems learning.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Intellectual disability
Children develop and learn at different rates and in different ways. However, some children will learn at a much slower rate than other children of the same age. This may be due to an intellectual disability.
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Mind Australia - Mental illness and intellectual disability
A person with an intellectual disability may have problems expressing their thoughts, putting together sentences, learning new skills, doing day to day tasks, making decisions, and remembering things...
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Teaching skills to kids with disability | Raising Children Network
Children with disability can find it hard to learn everyday skills. Here are practical strategies for teaching skills to your child with disability.
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Your childs disability and your feelings | Raising Children Network
When your child gets a diagnosis of disability, you might feel emotionally overwhelmed. This will change, and youll learn to manage your feelings.
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What is a childhood disability?
Learn more about childhood disabilities such as congenital disorders, disabilities developed after birth, disabilities caused by injury or development delays.
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Parenting with a disability
Parents with a disability face the same issues as other parents but may require more support. Learn about the unique challenges and importance of help and support.
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Dealing with a disability
Learn more about how to talk with others about your child’s disability, dealing with your feelings, educating others, and early intervention and next steps.
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - Physical disability
In the early years, children may have some difficulties in learning to move skilfully. This is not unusual. However, for some children, the muscles and nerves that control body movements may not be properly formed or may become damaged causing a physical disability.
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Disability rights
Disabled children have the same rights to education and other services as other kids. Learn more about your child's disability rights and where to seek assistance.
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Antipsychotic medication versus placebo for people with both schizophrenia and learning disability | Cochrane
People who are diagnosed with both learning disability and schizophrenia are generally treated with antipsychotic medication. This review highlights the limited evidence available for the use of this treatment in cases where people have received such a dual diagnosis.
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More research is needed for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour | Cochrane
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Antipsychotic medication for challenging behaviour in people with learning disability | Cochrane
The term 'challenging behaviour', in the absence of psychiatric disorder, encompasses a wide range of behaviours that may be harmful to people or property, may be difficult to manage and may limit access to community facilities. Antipsychotic medications have been used to modify such behaviours in people with learning disability, but there is no randomised controlled trial-based information that suggests antipsychotic medication is either helpful or harmful for adults with learning disability and challenging behaviour.
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Interventions for learning disabled sex offenders | Cochrane
Sex offending is of increasing public concern with calls for longer terms of imprisonment and closer supervision of such offenders in the community. Currently a variety of treatment approaches are used including medication and talking therapies, though little is known about their success rates. The small group of sex offenders with learning disabilities pose a particular challenge as talking therapies need to be modified to account for the offender's limited understanding. We could find no randomised controlled trial evidence to guide us in the treatment of learning disabled sex offenders.
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Risperidone for ADHD in people with intellectual disabilities | Cochrane
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more common in people with intellectual disability than in the general population. As in the general population, ADHD adversely affects the ability to learn and is associated with behavioural disturbance, and therefore any intervention to reduce these symptoms is important.
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for children with specific learning disorders | Cochrane
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Parent training support for intellectually disabled parents | Cochrane
Parents with intellectual or learning disabilities may need support to provide adequate care for their children and prevent problems that can arise in children's welfare or development. Parent training programmes may help them to learn the parenting skills they need.This review found three randomised controlled trials that met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the evidence in the studies is moderate to low. One study found improvement in mother-child interaction compared with the control group, whilst the second found improvement in safe home practices, recognition of child illness and safe use of medicines. The third study found improvement in child care and safety. More research is needed to assess the effects of these interventions before conclusions can be drawn.
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Amfetamine for ADHD in people with intellectual disabilities | Cochrane
Some people with intellectual disability (ID; also known as mental retardation) may also have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Most of the research into treatment of ADHD with amfetamine has been performed in people who do not have ID. The objective of this review was to assess whether amfetamine is effective in treating ADHD in people who also have an intellectual disability. We found only one study, which examined this question in a small group of participants. This did not find an effect, but we do not think this is enough evidence to draw conclusions about whether or not amfetamine is effective. More research in this area is urgently needed.
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Prescribing psychotropic drugs to adults with an intellectual disability | Issue 4 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Mental illness is common in people with intellectual disability. They may also have physical health problems which can affect their mental state.
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Menstrual issues for women with intellectual disability | Issue 2 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
The approach to menstrual management in girls with intellectual disabilities should be the same as it is for other girls.
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