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treatment for seizures

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

Medical treatment of seizures in people with intellectual disabilities is the same as for people without intellectual disabilities. However, it might be more difficult to achieve control over the seizures. The seizures may also be more severe and more frequent. Often a person with intellectual disabilities and epilepsy has physical disabilities and mental health problems. […]

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How can you help the autism you care for

Saturday, September 12th, 2015

How can you help the autism you care for Depending on the type of autism the person has there are many things thatyou can do to help the person you are caring for. These can include the following: _ Try to understand that people with autism have a different way of viewing the world. Try […]

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therapeutic interventions for autism spectrum

Friday, September 11th, 2015

therapeutic interventions for autism spectrum There is no cure for autism. Many treatment approaches and therapies have been reported in the past often without strong evidence of benefit. Current treatment usually consists of multi-disciplinary structured treatment programmes that incorporate special education, behavioural management, social and communication skills training and medication when indicated. Interventionmust involve collaboration […]

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Monitoring of interventions

Friday, August 28th, 2015

Monitoring of interventions Interventions must be monitored at regular intervals to make sure they are working minor alterations will be needed to the treatment plan in order to obtain better results. Also, if the unwanted behaviour has worsened, the person with intellectual disabilities will need to be reassessed for new clues and an update on […]

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Different kinds of therapeutic interventions

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Different kinds of therapeutic interventions The intervention is usually made up of a number of parts, and they are related to the function of the behaviour. They usually focus on what the person finds reinforcing, changing the environment where the challenging behaviour occurs and teaching a more appropriate response than the challenging behaviour. People with […]

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Functional analysis of challenging behaviour

Sunday, August 23rd, 2015

Functional analysis of challenging behaviour Although the behaviour itself may be inappropriate, the need that it is meeting is not. Functional analysis is a type of assessment that is done to work out the function of the behaviour for the person involved. By doing a functional analysis of the challenging behaviour psychologists can work out […]

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Carers’ support with interventions

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Therapeutic interventions are part of the person’s treatment or care plan and therefore are part of his or her daily life or routine. Your support with interventions can be very helpful. For example, you might be asked to help the person you are caring for to repeat at home some of the techniques or skills […]

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helping the person to communicate

Sunday, August 16th, 2015

helping the person to communicate Very often people with intellectual disabilities have problems in communicating with other people. Estimates suggest that 50 per cent to 90 per cent of people with intellectual disabilities have communication difficulties. About 60 per cent of people with intellectual disabilities have some skills in symbolic communication using pictures, signs or […]

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Who is music therapy for?

Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Who is music therapy for? This is of benefit for those for whom words are not readily accessible but is also valuable to others. The use of improvised music brings unconscious areas into awareness. Music therapy has been used at all developmental stages and with people with autism. It allows for choice and the growth […]

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