“LEARN”ing what is important to children and young people with intellectual disabilities when they are in hospital

To What Extent Vital Signs Are Important to Medical Toxicologists When Conflicts Arise in Defining Toxidroms

Children and Young People with Specific Learning Disabilities

PREFACE This guide is the ninth in the series on " Guides for Special Education " published by UNESCO. The guides, which are intended for teachers, parents, and community workers, aim at stimulating discussions on basic knowledge, approaches and methods relevant to the education of children and young people with special educational needs. The guide has been prepared in response to the numerous ...

Safety of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Hospital. What Can the Hospital Pharmacist Do to Improve Quality of Care?

People with intellectual disabilities are vulnerable in healthcare environments. They experience health and healthcare inequalities, and when admitted to general hospitals are at a greater risk of patient safety incidents. This is well known in specialist services, but less recognized within primary or secondary healthcare. The most significant barriers to safer and better healthcare appear to ...

Are Those with Darker Personality Traits more Willing to Corrupt When They Feel Anxious?

This unprecedented research endeavors to investigate the relationship between dark personality traits (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and corruption intention through the mediation of anxiety.  Based on the resource conservation theory, it is hypothesized that those higher in dark personality traits are more inclined to corrupt when they feel anxious. Having collected data...

Medicaid personal care services for children with intellectual disabilities: what assistance is provided? When is assistance provided?

We report on the nature and timing of services provided to children with an intellectual disability (ID) identified by a new comprehensive assessment and care planning tool used to evaluate children's needs for Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS) in Texas. The new assessment procedure resulted from a legal settlement with the advocacy community. Participants in the study were 1,109 children a...