An estimated 1.2 million children, young people and adults in England have a learning disability, and of these it is estimated that 10–17% display behaviour that challenges (see Predictors, costs and ...

Provision for people with both learning disabilities and challenging behaviour has “lagged behind” services for other groups, says the author of key guidance published 14 years ago. Services were ...

The research, conducted by Dimensions in association with the University of Kent's Tizard Centre and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, and funded by the NHS School for Social Care Research, points ...

This Social Care Institute for Excellence film looks at how services can be improved for people with behaviours that challenge. Subscribe today to access over 6,000 peer-reviewed clinical articles, ...

Many students arrive at The Psychology and Challenging Needs Services, a specialist assessment and intervention service working with adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour in ...

I work for Consensus Support, a national learning disability service provider, as part of its positive behaviour intervention team. I work from home in West Sussex, supporting services across the ...

For a person to live well with dementia they need a range of appropriate treatments, support and activities. A person with a learning disability and dementia may see a psychiatrist specialising in ...

The assessment for dementia is best done by a multidisciplinary team. They should all be specialists in learning disabilities, apart from the GP, who may not be a specialist. This team is likely to ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...

This guideline covers services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or autism and a learning disability) and behaviour that challenges. It aims to promote a lifelong ...