2008 ASID Annual Conference – Melbourne

The 43rd ASID Annual Conference was held in Melbourne, November 2008

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Atkinson & Cooper

Writing a life history

Bloomberg et al

The revised Triple C Assessment- valid and reliable results!

Boer

The ecological validity of common risk assessment strategies for offenders with intellectual disabilities

Burgen

Women with cognitive impairment’s experiences of unplanned or unwanted pregnancy

Chan, Thave & Lim

The inclusion of children with Down Syndrome in mainstream primary school in Singapore

Chiu & Potter

Translating family-centred principles into optimal service delivery

Clement & Bigby

Building inclusive communities for people with intellectual disabilities: Applying the concept of ‘social space’

Cocks, Boaden & McKernan

The personalised residential supports project. Identifying the nature, purposes and outcomes of personalised residential supports for adults with developmental disabilities

Cole

Pre-admission assessment for people with intellectual disability

Conder et al

Planned pregnancy, planned parenting: Evidence for policy & practice

Curran. Jenny

Diversity is the spice of life: Working to improve the emotional and mental health assessment of people with developmental disabilities and mental health problems

Davey, Brown, Willis & Ford

Self employment, self determination and self reliance for people with disabilities

Davis & Bunney

Scouting for all- A partnership in inclusion between Therapy Focus and Scouts WA

Dikian

A method for undertaking formal reviews of behaviour support systems in agencies providing support to people with intellectual disabilities

Dini

Children with intellectual disability in foster care. A specialist intervention program to support foster families. Resources, Services & Opportunities

Ellem et al

Parents of Children with a Disability: Intergenerational Obligations and Plans for Retirement in the Baby Boomer Cohort

Ellem et al

Transition from prison to mental health facilities for people with an intellectual disability in QLD: Issues for service delivery and society

Forster & Iacono

What’s happening in interactions between Disability Support Workers and people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities? Different coding perspectives

Gougeon

Secondary school personnel views of comprehensive sexuality education for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Gray et al

Developmental outcomes in young children with Autism and developmental delay

Grech

Developmental delay: An ambiguous term in need of change

Harman

Are we there yet? Or is it better to travel than to arrive?

Hayes at al

The evidence from Magistrates Courts- prevalence of accused persons with intellectual and cognitive disabilities

Lawson

The Autistic and Typical Spectrum

Lennox

Health Assessments in people with Intellectual Disability: A Review

Lloyd

Ways to make care more collaborative, empowering, accountable and joyous

Madden, Lee and Sykes

The importance of using a common language

Martin et al

Self regulation. A comparitive study between children with Down Syndrome and typically developing children, with respect to observed strategy use and reported characteristics

Mayer

The Narrative of Choice: Examining the Effectiveness of strengths-based behaviour support approaches in a disability context

McPherson et al 

Recruitment & retention difficulties in a RCT involving adolescents with intellectual disability

McVilly et al

Active support: a guide to those planning implementation, based on the experiences of previous implementations

McVilly, Weber & Chan

Restraint and seclusion: Current practices; contemporary concerns and future directions

Mora & Chapparo

Impact of sensory protocol on behavioural responses of children with intell.disability, sensory defensiveneness and beh. support needs

Moyle, Iacono & Liddell

Implications of undergraduate training in developmental disabilities in a global educational environment

Moyle, Iacono & Liddell

Undergraduate training in developmental disabilities of Malaysian Medical Practitioners

Parish, Ros & Oniszk

Develop/ implement a healthy menu plan for people living in community group homes to improve nutritional intake and health

People First Christchurch

“The Puzzle of HOW”. How do we transform our ideas into action

Perepa & Jordan

Cultural perceptions about Autism Spectrum Disorders and social behaviour: Implications for a multicultural society

Rianto & Lee

Health, behaviour & functional status in older people with intellectual disability

Rianto et al

Carer experiences supporting older people with intell. disability

Riches et al

Active Support and the Sunshine State (QLD)

Robinson

 Heart Hurt: Emotional and psychological abuse and neglect of people with intellectual disability

Ryan, Woodyatt & Copland

Conversations in dual diagnosis: The impact of formal thought disorder on conversation

Sangster

How support workers of people with learning disabilities negotiate the tension between their protection and empowerment as sexual beings?

Small

Diagnosis & assessment services; Review of literature/ services in NSW

Stancliffe & Dempsey

Writing a journal article: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability Editors’ Workshop

Stancliffe & McVilly

Outcomes of Active Support: Increased participation and adaptive behaviour, reduced depression and challenging behaviour

Steer

Evidence- based research and the political process: A double helix effect

Stephenson

The effect of music on the communication behaviour of students with severe intellectual disability

Taylor et al

A randomised controlled trail of 2 interventions to improve the healthcare of people with intellectual disability living in the community

Taylor et al

To the point: the development and evaluation of a website about Diabetes for adults with intellectual disability and their care providers

Thomson et al

Family caregivers: How do they deal with stress?

Trip

The Functional Health Assessment Tool (TFHAT) & The Interface Between People with an Intellectual disability & General Practitioners

Wade, Godwin & Scully

Fifty years of peer support for parents of children with intellectual disability. Resources, Services and Opportunities

Wade, Llewellyn & Matthews

Consideration of context in programs for parents with learning difficulties: A review of the intervention literature

Wade, Mildon & Polimeni

Using evidence based practice to improve family-practitioner partnerships: Case studies from the Healthy Start Strategy

Wen & Brown

Intellectual disability: transitions from home to school and from school to adult life, need and use of disability services