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