We examined whether obesity in middle-aged adults with Down syndrome is also related to an adverse metabolic profile. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
A systematic search was conducted across three databases (Ovid Embase, PsycInfo and Medline) and returned all papers comparing sleep in people with intellectual disabilities to a control group, published since the last meta-analysis on the topic. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study presents a strengths-based framework for designing virtual reality experiences tailored to the needs and abilities of autistic individuals. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This systematic review examined 26 studies that implemented interventions to reduce stigma toward autistic people... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We aimed to explore the experiences of autistic people accessing healthcare, shining a light on the complex interplay of relevant factors and to explain, at least in part, the possible reasons underling health disparities and adverse health outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Intimate partner violence and sexual assault are under-researched experiences in autistic people’s lives. Recent research, however, has shown that autistic people are more likely to have been victimized than non-autistic people. This research, therefore, sought to explore the firsthand accounts of a range of autistic people about intimate partner violence and sexual assault. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The primary goal of this study was to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of incorporating habit training into an app-based meditation intervention to maintain reductions in depressive symptoms among autistic adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Shared Lives (adult placement) is a model of community-based support where an adult who needs support and/or accommodation moves into or regularly visits the home of an approved Shared Lives carer...This article presents findings from outcome measures focused on well-being for a sample of 39 people supported by Shared Lives in England. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In this research, we wanted to understand more about Autistic people’s experiences of inertia and to work out what things might influence these experiences. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study took place to find out what support autistic people need and want after receiving their diagnosis. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
There are large differences in the level of demographic, psychological, and lifestyle characteristics between autistic and non-autistic adults but also among autistic people. Our goal was to test whether these differences correspond to differences in underlying relationships between these characteristics—also referred to as network structure—to determine which characteristics (and relationships between them) are important. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aims to understand whether social self-efficacy relates to mental well-being in autistic adults, and whether social identity plays a role in this relationship. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We explored the relationship between adaptive behaviour and cognitive function, executive function, and neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric comorbidities in our 3q29del study sample, and we compared subjects with 3q29del with published data on fragile X syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and 16p11.2 deletion and duplication syndromes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Evaluating intelligence using conventional tools is very complex in patients with Prader–Willi Syndrome (PWS), as it is time consuming and requires levels of care that are difficult to sustain for this population. Therefore, we explore the ability of a brief test to assess intelligence in these patients. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Restrictions should only be used when there is immediate risk of harm – not to enable work to be done more quickly or easily. Such practices used inappropriately could infringe people’s human rights. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Multiple factors can increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia for people with learning disabilities. Find out what symptoms are red flags and what to do if you are concerned. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This article explains the causes and consequences of cortical visual impairment, describes visual perception issues that commonly arise from ocular/retinal or cortical causes, and outlines how learning disability nurses can detect the presence of visual perception issues in service users. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to understand the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities taking part in a gardening group. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Forty autistic adults participated in a study combining global positioning system community participation measures with survey and interview data on service use, including which services are most helpful in adulthood, barriers to services, and service needs. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study compared the neuromuscular control of the masticatory muscles in middle-aged, PWID and older adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.