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American Journal On Mental Retardation

Vol. 112, No. 4, July 2007

Autism / Sensory Patterns

Hyperresponsive Sensory Patterns In Young Children With Autism, Developmental Delay, And Typical Development, G. T. Baranek, et al. ...... Page 233

Contingency Awareness / Multiple Profound Disabilities

Discovering Indices Of Contingency Awareness In Adults With Multiple Profound Disabilities, R. R. Saunders, et al. ...... Page 246

Down Syndrome / Divorce

Divorce In Families Of Children With Down Syndrome: A Population-Based Study, R. C. Urbano, et al. ...... Page 261

Transition / Parental Stress / Impact On Parents

Measuring Parental Daily Rewards And Worries In The Transition To Adulthood, L. M. Glidden, et al. ...... Page 275

Fragile X Syndrome / Language Skills

Narrative Development In Adolescents And Young Adults With Fragile X Syndrome, Y. D. Keller-Bell, et al. ...... Page 289

Tremors / Tardive Dyskinesia

Tremor Frequency Profile As A Function Of Level Of Mental Retardation, R. L. Sprague, et al. ...... Page 300

Vol. 23, No. 3, September 2007

AAC Principles

Key Principles Underlying Research And Practice In AAC, S. W. Blackstone, et al. ...... Page 191

AAC Technologies

AAC Technologies For Young Children With Complex Communication Needs: State Of The Science And Future Research Directions, J. Light, et al. ...... Page 204

Social Roles / Community Participation

AAC Technologies To Enhance Participation And Access To Meaningful Societal Roles For Adolescents And Adults With Developmental Disabilities Who Require AAC, D. McNaughton, et al. ...... Page 217

Acquired Neurologic Conditions / Brain Injury

AAC For Adults With Acquired Neurological Conditions: A Review, D. R. Beukelman, et al. ...... Page 230

Communication Access

Access To AAC: Present, Past, And Future, D. J. Higginbotham, et al. ...... Page 243

AAC Interoperability

Enhancing AAC Connections With The World, F. Deruyter, et al. ...... Page 258

Vol. 53, No. 2, July 2007

Attachment / Developmental Course

Effects Of Attachment On Early And Later Development, M. Malekpour ...... Page 81

Autism / Spain / Prevalence

Prevalence Estimates Of Autism Spectrum Disorder In The School Population Of Seville, Spain, A. Aguilera, et al. ...... Page 97

Orofacial Muscle Dysfunction / Castillo-Morales Palatal Plate

Effects Of Two Types Of Appliances On Orofacial Dys-functions Of Disabled Children, A. Alacam, et al. ...... Page 111

United Kingdom / Service Provision

Development Of Learning Disability Services In The West Yorkshire Region, J. Olubokun ...... Page 125

Residential Placement / Out-Of-Home Placement

Parents' Perspectives On Grounds For Out-Of-Home Placement Of Young Children With A Disability, I. Hostyn, et al. ...... Page 131

Mood Disorder / Valproate

Ring Chromosome 22, Mood Disorder And Sodium Valproate (A Case Report), K. Nawab, et al. ...... Page 153

Vol. 45, No. 3, June 2007

Community Inclusion / Social Integration

Achieving Community Membership Through Community Rehabilitation Provider Services: Are We There Yet?, D. S. Metzel, et al. ...... Page 149

Self-Directed Services / Outcomes

Longitudinal Outcomes Of A Consumer-Directed Program Supporting Adults With Developmental Disabilities And Their Families, J. Caldwell, et al. ...... Page 161

Bullying / Social Adjustment

Bullying Among Special Education Students With Intellectual Disabilities: Differences In Social Adjustment And Social Skills, S. Reiter, et al. ...... Page 174

Policy / Integrated Employment

Pushing The Employment Agenda: Case Study Research Of High Performing States In Integrated Employment, A. C. Hal, et al. ...... Page 182

Social Networks / Career Development

Social Networks And Careers Of Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, L. T. Eisenman ...... Page 199

Internet Resources / Self-Advocacy

Making Links, Making Connections: Internet Resources For Self-Advocates And People With Developmental Disabilities, R. Zubal-Ruggieri ...... Page 209

Criminal Justice System / United States

Coming Out Of The Darkness: America's Criminal Justice System And Persons With Intellectual Disabilities In The 20th Century, R. Perske ...... Page 216

United States / Deinstitutionalization

Rebalancing Initiatives And Their Effects On Home And Community And Institutional Services For Persons With ID/DD, K. C. Lakin, et al. ...... Page 221

Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 2007

Asperger Syndrome / Strength-Based Model

How Far Can Brian Ride The Daylight 4449 Express? A Strength-Based Model Of Asperger Syndrome Based On Special Interest Areas, M. A. Winter-Messiers, et al. ...... Page 67

Autism / Assessment Instrument

The Development Of The Autism Social Skills Profile: A Preliminary Analysis Of Psychometric Properties, S. Bellini, et al. ...... Page 80

Asperger Syndrome / Social Interaction

The Impact Of Social-Behavioral Learning Strategy Training On The Social Interaction Skills Of Four Students With Asperger Syndrome, M. A. Bock ...... Page 88

Asperger Syndrome / Homework / Computer Aids

Using A Personal Digital Assistant To Improve The Recording Homework Assignments By An Adolescent With Asperger Syndrome, B. S. Myles, et al. ...... Page 96

Social Stories / Emotional Skills

Using A Self-As-Model Video Combined With Social Stories To Help A Child With Asperger Syndrome Understand Emotions, S. Bernad-Ripoll ...... Page 100

Autism / Support Group

Outcomes Of A Social And Vocational Skills Support Group For Adolescents And Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum, A. Hillier, et al. ...... Page 107

Asperger Syndrome / Outcomes

Outcomes In Adults With Asperger Syndrome, G. P. Barnhill ...... Page 116

Vol. 18, No. 2, Summer 2007

Primary Care / Medical Care / Guidelines

Consensus Guidelines For Primary Health Care Of Adults With Developmental Disabilities, W. F. Sullivan, et al. ...... Page 1

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Vol. 18, No. 1, Spring 2007

Primary Care / Medical Care

Priorities For Persons With Developmental Disabilities And Their Families In 2006: A Three Part Series: Part III: Providing Primary Medical Care To Adults With Developmental Disabilities, B. K. E. Hennen ...... Page 1 

Vol. 30, No. 7, July 2007

Job Matching

Making The Case For Job Matching, C. Griffin, et al. ...... Page 1

Temporary Staffing Services

Consider Temp Positions For Clients, ...... Page 4

Emergency Psychiatric Care / Legal Issues

Student Punished For Getting Help, ...... Page 5

Job Interviews

Honesty And Preparation Impress Employers, ...... Page 7

Employment Interviews / Job Hunt Tactics

No Second Chance For A First Impression, ...... Page 7

Self-Advocate Profile

Lissie Clark [Self-Advocate Profile], ...... Page 8

Head Injury / Employment Services

Working Effectively With Employees Who Have Sustained A Brain Injury, ...... Page Insert

Leadership / Coaching

Leadership Coaching: A Key To Success, ...... Page Insert

Job Analysis / Assessment Instrument

Using The Job Analysis Record (JAR) To Enhance Match And Retention, ...... Page Insert 

Vol. 30, No. 8, August 2007

Customized Employment / Supported Employment

Customized Employment FAQs: Tapping Into An Important Resource, C. Griffin, et al. ...... Page 1

United States / Immigration

Immigrant Influx Spurs Some To Look Elsewhere For Work, ...... Page 5

ADA / Job Accommodation

What Is Light Duty?, ...... Page 6

Job Placement / Small Organizations

Small Companies Offer Big Opportunities, ...... Page 7

Job Development / Job Orientation

Employers Musn't Take New Hires For Granted, ...... Page 7

Guide Dogs / Service Animals

Service Animals At Work, ...... Page 8

Meetings / Communication

Make Meetings More Meaningful: Engaging And Listening Works Better Than Dictating, T. Terez ...... Page Insert

Psychiatric Disability / Stereotypes

Refuting Mental Disability Stereotypes: Many Work In Management And Other Good Jobs, ...... Page Insert

Career Satisfaction

Nine Steps To A Perfect Career Fit, S. Pines ...... Page Insert 

Vol. 38, No. 2, Summer 2007

Social Security / Employment Supports

Caught In A Social Safety Net: Perspectives Of Recipients Of Social Security Disability Programs On Employment, M. F. Olney ...... Page 5

Psychiatric Disability / Asian Americans

Perceptions Of Mental Illness And Rehabilitation Services In Chinese And Vietnamese Americans, N. Z. Hampton, et al. ...... Page 14

Self-Management / Self-Directed Services

Implementation Of A Self-Management Programme For People With Long-Term Medical Conditions In A Workplace Setting, J. H. Barlow, et al. ...... Page 24

Business Collaboration / Partnerships

A Qualitative Analysis Of The Potential For Collaboration Between Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies And Small Business Developers, K. Colling, et al. ...... Page 35

Vol. 37, No. 5, May 2007

Autism / Nonverbal Functioning

Patterns Of Nonverbal Cognitive Functioning In Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, E. S. Kuschner, et al. ...... Page 795

Autism / Group Interventions

A Comparison Of Two Group-Delivered Social Skills Programs For Young Children With Autism, K. A. Kroeger, et al. ...... Page 808

Autism / Service Usage / Family Supports

Use Of Autism-Related Services By Families And Children, K. C. Thomas, et al. ...... Page 818

Prader-Willi Syndrome / Emotional Behaviour

Behavioral And Emotional Symptoms Of Children And Adolescents With Prader-Willi Syndrome, L. A. Reddy, et al. ...... Page 830

Autism / Klinefelter Syndrome

Two Boys With 47, XXY And Autism, S. L. Merhar, et al. ...... Page 840

Asperger Syndrome / High Functioning Autism

Psychological And Neurobehavioral Comparisons Of Children With Asperger's Disorder Versus High-Functioning Autism, L. L. Thede, et al. ...... Page 847

Autism / Repetitive Behaviour / Assessment Instrument

The Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised: Independent Validation In Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders, K. S. L. Lam, et al. ...... Page 855

Asperger Syndrome / Memory

Memory Illusion In High-Functioning Autism And Asperger's Disorder, Y. Kamio, et al. ...... Page 867

Dual Diagnosis / PDD-NOS

High Rates Of Psychiatric Co-Morbidity In PDD-NOS, E. I. De Bruin, et al. ...... Page 877

Autism / Neurology / EEG Examinations

Abnormalities On The Neurological Examination And EEG In Young Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders, N. Akshoomoff, et al. ...... Page 887

Autism / Sensory Disorders

Describing The Sensory Abnormalities Of Children And Adults With Autism, S. R. Leekam, et al. ...... Page 894

Autism / GABA Receptors / Drug Effects

[H-3]-Flunitrazepam-Labeled Benzodiazepine Binding Sites In The Hippocampal Formation In Autism: A Multiple Concentration Autoradiographic Study, J. T. Guptill, et al. ...... Page 911

Autism / Diagnosis / Adaptive Behaviour

Improving The Reliability Of Autism Diagnoses: Examining The Utility Of Adaptive Behavior, S. S. Tomanik, et al. ...... Page 921

Autism / Facial Emotion Recognition

Abnormal Use Of Facial Information In High-Functioning Autism, M. L. Spezio, et al. ...... Page 929

Angelman Syndrome / Stereotypic Behaviour

Parent Report Of Stereotyped Behaviors, Social Interaction, And Developmental Disturbances In Individuals With Angelman Syndrome, N. C. Walz ...... Page 940

Autism / Neuromotor Function

Quantitative Assessment Of Neuromotor Function In Adolescents With High Functioning Autism And Asperger Syndrome, C. M. Freitag, et al. ...... Page 948

Autism / Infants / Social Communication

Social Communication Profiles Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Late In The Second Year Of Life, A. M. Wetherby, et al. ...... Page 960

Autism / Maternal Age

Brief Report: Effect Of Maternal Age On Severity Of Autism, A. C. Baxter, et al. ...... Page 976

Autism / Motor Performance / Double Cortex Syndrome

Brief Report: The Impact Of Subcortical Band Heterotopia And Associated Complications On The Neuropsychological Functioning Of A 13-Year-Old Child, B. S. Beaudoin, et al. ...... Page 983

Autism / Psychosocial Stress

Could Oxidative Stress From Psychosocial Stress Affect Neurodevelopment In Autism?, W. R. McGinnis ...... Page 993

Vol. 50, No. 4, Summer 2007

Social-Role Valorization / Poverty / Socioeconomic-Status

Causal Relationships Between Poverty And Disability, D. C. Lustig, et al. ...... Page 194

Employment Status / Multiple Sclerosis / Discrimination

The Relationship Of Selected Supply- And Demand-Side Factors To Forms Of Perceived Discrimination Among Adults With Multiple Sclerosis, R. T. Roessler, et al. ...... Page 203

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Differences In Self-Reported Trauma Symptomatology Between Individuals With And Without Disability: An Exploratory Analysis, D. R. Strauser, et al. ...... Page 216

Employer Attitudes / Job Placement

Developing Relationships With Employers Means Considering The Competitive Business Environment And The Risks It Produces, R. Stensrud ...... Page 226

Individualized Planning / Employment Outcomes

Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes: Relationship Between Individualized Plan For Employment Goals And Employment Outcomes, S. Beveridge, et al. ...... Page 238 

Vol. 28, No. 4, July-September 2007

Cerebral Palsy / Functional Change

Functional Changes In Children, Adolescents, And Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy, G. Krakovsky, et al. ...... Page 331

Autism / Dual Diagnosis

Comorbid Psychopathology With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Children: An Overview, J. L. Matson, et al. ...... Page 341

Challenging Behaviour / Functional Assessment

Functional Assessment Of Challenging Behavior: Toward A Strategy For Applied Settings, J. L. Matson, et al. ...... Page 353

Problem Behaviour

Reducing Problem Behavior During Care-Giving In Families Of Preschool-Aged Children With Developmental Disabilities, K. M. Plant, et al. ...... Page 362

Social Stories / Physical Inactivity

Addressing Physical Inactivity Among Developmentally Disabled Students Through Visual Schedules And Social Stories, M. Zimbelman, et al. ...... Page 386

Prompting System / Vocational Skills / Computer Aids

Generalized Use Of A Handheld Prompting System, D. F. Cihak, et al. ...... Page 397

Autism / Facial Expression

Emotional Representation In Facial Expression And Script - A Comparison Between Normal And Autistic Children, M. Balconi, et al. ...... Page 409

Autism / Peer Training

Peer-Mediated Social Skills Training Program For Young Children With High-Functioning Autism, K. M. Chung, et al. ...... Page 423

Aging / Natural Language / Vocalization

Using The Natural Language Paradigm (NLP) To Increase Vocalizations Of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairments, L. A. Leblanc, et al. ...... Page 437

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The Handbook Of Intellectual Disability And Clinical Psychology Practice

A. Carr, et al.

London: Routledge, 2007, 990 pages

This book will equip clinical psychologists in training with the skills necessary to complete a clinical placement in the field of intellectual disability. Chapters combine discussion of the theoretical and empirical issues with practical considerations. The authors incorporate detailed practice descriptions throughout, which will allow clinicians to use the book as a step-by-step guide to clinical work. Practice exercises are also included where relevant to aid skills development. This comprehensive, evidence-based practice handbook will prove an invaluable resource for anyone undertaking postgraduate training in clinical psychology, as well as practising clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists

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Disability Issues For Social Workers And Human Services Professionals In The Twenty-First Century

J. W. Murphy, et al.

New York: Haworth, 2005, 194 pages

The topics covered in this collection cover emerging topics in the field of disability in the 21st century. Many of these topics are only now being discussed as critical to the field of disability. Many of them are particularly important to the field of social work and the human services in general. For example, computer technology through the use of the Internet has been found to be a very effective tool for providing resources to persons with disabilities; this new revelation has not been widely accepted by social work or the human services. The topic of religion and spirituality as part of the treatment process is not widely accepted among practitioners even though they are important notions to clients...

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What Autistic Girls Are Made Of

E. Bazelon

New York Times, 2007, August 5, [4 pages] (Reprint # 6305)

Autism is often thought of as a boys' affliction. Boys are three or four times as likely as girls to have classic autism (autism with mental retardation, which is now often referred to as cognitive impairment). The sex ratio is even more imbalanced for diagnoses that include normal intelligence along with the features of autism — social and communication impairments and restricted interests; this is called Asperger's syndrome (when there is no speech delay) or high-functioning autism or, more generally, being "on the autistic spectrum." Among kids in this category, referral rates are in the range of 10 boys for every girl. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are about 560,000 people under the age of 21 with autism in the United States. (Adults aren't included because there is no good data on their numbers.) If 1 in 4 are female, the girls number about 140,000. The C.D.C. estimates that about 42 percent of them are of normal intelligence, putting their total at roughly 58,000 (with the caveat that these numbers are, at best, estimates). Because there are so many fewer females with autism, they are "research orphans," as Ami Klin, a psychology and psychiatry professor who directs Yale's autism program, puts it. Scientists have tended to cull girls from studies because it is difficult to find sufficiently large numbers of them.

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Assessing Indices Of Happiness And Unhappiness In Individuals With Developmental Disabilities:
A Review

C. M. Dillon, et al.

Behavioral Interventions, 2007, Vol. 22, No. 3, 229-244 (Reprint # 6306)

The behavioral deficits of individuals with profound multiple disabilities (PMD) make it difficult to assess their satisfaction and quality of life. To address this problem, researchers have recently evaluated affective behavior (i.e., indices of happiness and unhappiness) to document the effects of therapeutic interventions and to assist with clinically relevant decisions. We review the recent literature on indices of happiness and unhappiness and discuss its major themes. In addition, potential concerns with this technology are discussed and clinical recommendations are provided

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Comparison Of Parenting Stress In Different Developmental Disabilities

V. B. Gupta

Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities, 2007, Vol. 19, No. 4, 417-425 (Reprint # 6307)

Research has shown that parents of children with special health care needs experience more parenting stress than parents of typically developing children, but the relation between the type of disability and parenting stress is far from clear. To explore the relation between the type of disability and parenting stress, parenting stress data on the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) and demographic information were collected from convenience samples of parents of four cohorts of children: children with ADHD, children with developmental disabilities, children with HIV infection and/or asthma, and typically developing children. Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and parents of children with developmental disabilities reported higher total stress than parents of HIV-infected, asthmatic, and typically developing children. Caregiver's language, education, employment status, and overall life stresses explained some of the group differences in parent-related domains. Level of stress in parents of children with special needs is determined by overall nature of the disorder, with the parents of children with ADHD and developmental disorders reporting higher levels of parenting stress than others.

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Developmental Course Of Psychopathology In Youths With And Without Intellectual Disabilities

K. P. De Ruiter, et al.

Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, 2007, Vol. 48, No. 5, 498-507 (Reprint # 6308)

Background: We aimed to describe similarities and differences in the developmental course of psychopathology between children with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: Multilevel growth curve analysis was used to analyse the developmental course of psychopathology, using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), in two longitudinal multiple-birth-cohort samples of 6- to 18-year-old children with ID (N = 978) and without ID (N = 2,047) using three repeated measurements across a 6-year period. Results: Children with ID showed a higher level of problem behaviours across all ages compared to children without ID. A significant difference between the samples in the developmental courses was found for Aggressive Behaviour and Attention Problems, where children with ID showed a significantly larger decrease. Conclusions: Children with ID show a greater risk for psychopathology compared to typically developing children, although this higher risk is less pronounced at age 18 than it is at age 6 for Aggressive Behaviour. Contrary to our expectations, the developmental course of psychopathology in children with ID was quite similar from age 6 to 18 compared to children without ID.

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Person-Centredness:
Conceptual And Historical Perspectives

A. Leplege, et al.

Disability And Rehabilitation, 2007, Vol. 29, No. 20-21, 1555-1565 (Reprint # 6309)

Purpose: Recently several authors have suggested defining rehabilitation and its goals in terms of `person-centredness'. The purpose of this article is to reflect upon the historical background and conceptual underpinnings of this term and their relevance for understanding contemporary person-centred rehabilitation. Method: We ask first whether person-centredness has a consistent and fixed definition and meaning? Secondly, where does person-centredness come from, what is its conceptual history and does an historical approach enable us to identify a unique source for person-centredness? Results: We have identified four main understandings or interpretations of the term person-centredness, each of which denotes several ideas that can be interpreted in quite different ways. The conceptual history indicates that person-centredness has diverse meanings and that it has been used in a variety of contexts. Moreover, there does not seem to be any strict relationship between person-centredness as it is used in the context of rehabilitation and these prior uses and meanings. Conclusion: Rehabilitation might get a better sense of what it should be and should do by focusing less on the rhetoric of person-centredness and by putting more emphasis on the investigation and operationalization of its key conceptual components.

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Multidisciplinary Approach To Optimizing Pharmacological And Behavioral Interventions For Persons With Developmental Disabilities Who Are On Psychotropic Medications

W. H. Huang, et al.

Journal Of Developmental And Physical Disabilities, 2007, Vol. 19, No. 3, 237-250 (Reprint # 6310)

Psychiatric, pharmacological, and behavioral assessments and interventions were provided to consumers with developmental disabilities who were on psychotropic medications. In addition, training programs on the steps in psychiatric assessment, implementation of behavioral interventions, and administration of medication procedures were conducted for service providers working with this population. Following assessments and interventions, 20 of 40 participating consumers (50%) received fewer psychotropic medications while their challenging behaviors could be effectively managed. Service providers receiving training scored significantly higher on post-tests than on pre-tests on psychiatric assessment steps, medication management procedures, and positive behavior interventions. A high level of satisfaction with the training process was reported by the majority of these participating service providers. The practical implications of the findings of this project were discussed.

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Care And Compassion:
Part Of Person-Centred Rehabilitation, Inappropriate Response Or A Forgotten Art?

R. MacLeod, et al.

Disability And Rehabilitation, 2007, Vol. 29, No. 20-21, 1589-1595 (Reprint # 6311)

Aims of the paper: The nature of healthcare, rehabilitation and indeed even professional practice and discipline roles seems to constantly change. In particular, whilst `care' has an accepted place in much of health service delivery, there is considerable debate about whether the concept has a place in modern rehabilitation. This paper sets out to review the concept and pose questions about the nature of caring in rehabilitation. Key findings and implications: This paper reviews the origins of healthcare traditions and care. We explore ethical humanistic and political aspects of caring and investigate what facilitates and obstructs adequate care. Finally we examine what the risks of caring (or not caring) are for both health professionals and their clients. Conclusions and recommendations: Whilst these arguments suggest there is value in caring, there are very limited studies that explicitly examine its nature or indeed value, particularly in rehabilitation. As a result, the potential difference in both the experience of, and outcome, from rehabilitation in relation to the nature of care is yet to be clearly established.

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Home-Based Work:
A Study Of Youth With Disabilities Working At Home

C. Schuler, et al.

Calgary, AB: Spectra Alternative Solutions, 2003, 60 pages (Reprint # 6312)

This study serves two major purposes. It is a valuable resource for Canadian youth with disabilities and a valuable resource for employers looking to work with this segment of the workforce. It provides practical information on how persons with disabilities overcome the barriers that make it difficult for them to find work. It also includes information on the forces that deter many employers from hiring a person with a disability. Job-seekers with disabilities will learn what strategies and resources others found useful in becoming successfully employed. Employers will learn that many specific accommodations do not present insurmountable or costly challenges. Jobseekers with disabilities and employers will both learn how to work together to overcome challenges.

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Constructive Functional Diversity:
A New Paradigm Beyond Disability And Impairment

P. Patston

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2007, Vol. 29, No. 20-21, 1625-1633 (Reprint # 6313)

Aims of the paper: This article presents a more dynamic and constructive paradigm than the current dominant ones (for example medical or social models), to describe and change the impact of impairment and disability. The reflections contained are inspired by personal and professional frustration with the existing polarized ideology of human function, which fails to adequately describe the diversity of physiological and psychosocial function amongst people. It aims to provoke and inspire dialogue about our current paradigm of human function in relation to value and capacity. Key findings and implications: Within this paper: I critique society's biases regarding of functional deficit relative to the subconscious fear of losing function; I question the polarity of the negatively framed language of impairment and disability; I offer constructive, creative `solutions' to describe the experience of atypical function. In so doing, an entirely new language of diverse human function and a concept of Constructive Functional Diversity (CFD) is proposed, which includes a complex yet logical array of modes and outcomes of function. Conclusions and recommendations: Finally I suggest the benefits of a more dynamic paradigm of functional change in enhancing rehabilitative outcomes, including client- directed practice.

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A Good Lives Model Of Clinical And Community Rehabilitation

R. J. Siegert, et al.

Disability And Rehabilitation, 2007, Vol. 29, No. 20-21, 1604-1615 (Reprint # 6314)

Aims of the paper: The aim of this paper was to introduce the Good Lives Model, originally developed for offender rehabilitation, to the clinical rehabilitation community. We argue that this model has considerable promise, both as a `thinking tool' and as an integrative framework emphasizing the centrality of the person in clinical and community rehabilitation for complex and chronic health conditions. Key findings and implications: The essential features of a good rehabilitation theory are first outlined. These are the general principles and assumptions that underpin a theory, the aetiological assumptions and the intervention implications. The Good Lives Model for clinical rehabilitation is then described in terms of these three components of a good rehabilitation theory. Conclusions and recommendations: The Good Lives Model has considerable promise as a tool for integrating many diverse aspects of current best practice in rehabilitation while maintaining the individual client as the central focus. At the same time it is provisional and further theoretical development and empirical support is required.

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Prevalence Of Dementia In Intellectual Disability Using Different Diagnostic Criteria

A. Strydom, et al.

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2007, Vol. 191, No. 2, 150-157 (Reprint # 6315)

Background: Diagnosis of dementia is complex in adults with intellectual disability owing to their pre-existing deficits and different presentation. Aims: To describe the clinical features and prevalence of dementia and its subtypes, and to compare the concurrent validity of dementia criteria in older adults with intellectual disability. Method: The Becoming Older with Learning Disability (BOLD) memory study is a two-stage epidemiological survey of adults with intellectual disability without Down syndrome aged 60 years and older, with comprehensive assessment of people who screen positive Dementia was diagnosed according to ICD-10, DSM-IV and DC-LD criteria. Results: The DSM-IV dementia criteria were more inclusive. Diagnosis using ICD-10 excluded people with even moderate dementia. Clinical subtypes of dementia can be recognised in adults with intellectual disability Alzheimer's dementia was the most common, with a prevalence of 8.6% (95% Cl 5.2-13.0), almost three times greater than expected. Conclusions: Dementia is common in older adults with intellectual disability, but prevalence differs according to the diagnostic criteria used. This has implications for clinical practice.

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Education And Employment For People With Learning Difficulties:
An Easyread Briefing

S. Beyer, et al.

London: Foundation For People With Learning Disabilities, 2005, 16 pages (Reprint # 6316)

This plain language booklet talks about people with learning difficulties and how they are helped at school and college in the UK. This means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also talks about the help people can get to find a job. Some people with learning difficulties do not get the same help in school or college and with jobs as other people who do not have learning difficulties. The briefing gives ideas about how to make it easier for people to do well at school, and to get a job.

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Silent Minds:
What Scanning Techniques Are Revealing About Vegetative Patients

J. Groopman

New Yorker, 2007, Vol. 83, No. 31 (October 15), 38-43 (Reprint # 6317)

For four months, Bainbridge had not spoken or responded to her family or her doctors, although her eyes were often open and roving. (A person in a coma appears to be asleep and is unaware of even painful stimulation; a person in a vegetative state has periods of wakefulness but shows no awareness of her environment and does not make purposeful movements.) Owen placed Bainbridge in a PET scanner, a machine that records changes in metabolism and blood flow in the brain, and, on a screen in front of her, projected photographs of faces belonging to members of her family, as well as digitally distorted images, in which the faces were unrecognizable. Whenever pictures of Bainbridge's family flashed on the screen, an area of her brain called the fusiform gyrus, which neuroscientists had identified as playing a central role in face recognition, lit up on the scan. "We were stunned," Owen told me. "The fusiform-gyrus activation in her brain was not simply similar to normal; it was exactly the same as normal volunteers"…

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It Gets In Your Brain…:
Effective Practices In Adult Literacy Using Speech Assisted Reading And Writing (SARAW) With People With Disabilities

A. Gardner

Calgary, AB: Bow Valley College, 2006?, 97 pages (Reprint # 6318)

Like a tool kit or handbook this guide offers activities, resources, and suggestions to help you increase literacy learning opportunities for adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. The guide is for: instructors, tutors and coordinators in adult literacy programs; support workers and coordinators in disabilities and rehabilitation programs and organizations. By increasing your capacity to assist adults to strengthen their literacy skills, you are supporting individuals to communicate with others and participate in their communities.

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Community Capacity Initiatives Neighbourhood Toolkit

Options Rehabilitation Services

Calgary, AB: Options, 2005?, 27 pages (Reprint # 6319)

The tools in this kit were developed for the purpose of understanding an individual and their connections to the neighbourhood. They are to be used to develop and implement strategies to increase local involvement. Follow the progression of the tool kit. The tools are designed to follow one after the other to achieve the goals of increased knowledge regarding resources and opportunities in the neighbourhood, as well as increased access to and involvement in neighbourhood life. Begin with the Community Access & Awareness Survey. This survey examines an individual's knowledge of the local community and how they are connected. It is also designed to gather information about an individual's personal interests which help to guide the neighbourhood mapping process and to help create a plan for neighbourhood involvement.

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Arthur Miller's Missing Act:
[The Down Syndrome Child He Deleted From His Life]

S. Andrews

Vanity Fair, 2007, September, 252+ [4 pages] (Reprint # 6320)

He did not mention him once in the scores of speeches and press interviews he gave over the years. He also never referred to him in his 1987 memoir, Timebends. In 2002, Daniel was left out of the New York Times obituary for Miller's wife, the photographer Inge Morath, who was Daniel's mother. A brief account of his birth appeared in a 2003 biography of Miller by the theater critic Martin Gottfried. But even then Miller maintained his silence. At his death, the only major American newspaper to mention Daniel in its obituary was the Los Angeles Times, which said, "Miller had another son, Daniel, who was diagnosed with Down syndrome shortly after his birth in 1962. It is not known whether he survives his father." Citing the Gottfried biography, the paper reported that Daniel had been put in an institution, where Miller "apparently never visited him."

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Mood Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury

R. Jorge, et al.

International Review Of Psychiatry, 2003, Vol. 15, No. 4, 317-327 (Reprint # 6321)

Mood disorders are a frequent complication of traumatic brain injury that exerts a deleterious effect on the recovery process and psychosocial outcome of brain injured patients. Prior psychiatric history and impaired social support have been consistently reported as risk factors for developing mood disorders after traumatic brain injury (TBI). In addition, biological factors such as the involvement of the prefrontal cortex and probably other limbic and paralimbic structures may play a significant role in the complex pathophysiology of these disorders. Preliminary studies have suggested that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as sertraline, mood stabilizers such as sodium valproate, as well as stimulants and ECT may be useful in treating these disorders. Mood disorders occurring after TBI are clearly an area of neuropsychiatry in which further research in etiology as well as treatment is needed.