Disability: social aspects Books

Book SynopsisThis publication aims, in plain English, to identify the main issues affecting individuals with Down Syndrome who develop Dementia. It is an awareness raising book aimed at stimulating discussions that will hopefully encourage the reader to find out more, using the websites provided. It takes the form of questions and answers. All the questions raised are actual questions raised many times in training courses run by the author.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1.What is Down syndrome?; 2.Are there different types of Down syndrome?; 3.What are the characteristics of Down syndrome?; 4.Why are people with Down syndrome living longer?; 5.What are common health issues for the person with Down syndrome?; 6.Why are so many people with Down syndrome overweight?; 7.What is dementia?; 8.Is Alzheimer's the same as dementia, or are there different types?; 9.Is dementia on the increase?; 10. How common is dementia in Down syndrome?; 11.Why is the percentage much higher in people Down syndrome?; 12.What are the early warning signs of dementia in this group?; 13.What is the life expectancy of the person with dementia?; 14.How is dementia diagnosed?; 15.How does the Mental Capacity Act affect Down syndrome and dementia practice?; 16.How can we help in supplying information that aids diagnosis?; 17.How does dementia affect memory?; 18.Do people with Down syndrome age more quickly?; 19.Are some colours an issue for some individuals with dementia?; 20.Is lighting an issue for some individuals with dementia?; 21.Are there any communication tips during the early stage of dementia?; 22.Are there any communication tips as the dementia advances?; 23.What are the signs of dementia as it progresses?; 24.How important is a good diet for the individual with dementia?; 25.Is there any medication for dementia?; 26.Why do some individuals with dementia become aggressive?; 27.Does medication used to control aggression work?; 28.Are there other ways to control aggression other than medication?; 29.Why do some people with dementia walk purposefully; 30.How do we support someone who walks purposefully?; 31.Why do some people with dementia show inappropriate sexual behaviours?; 32.How should we support individuals who show inappropriate sexual behaviours?; 33.How can you support someone who asks cyclical/repetitive questions?; 34.Should you collude/agree with someone with dementia when you know they are wrong?; 35.What activities are useful for people with Down syndrome and dementia?; 36.Where should people with dementia live?; Appendix; Afterword;

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Book SynopsisThis engrossing book was the first ever investigation into the plight of the disabled and deformed in Graeco-Roman society, drawing on a wealth of material, including literary texts, medical tracts, vase paintings, sculpture, mythology and ethnography. It is now issued in paperback for the first time with a new preface and updated bibliography.Trade Review'... should be read by everyone with a concern for where we come from morally, intellectually, politically and culturally' - Paul Cartledge, Times Higher Educational Supplement. 'Garland's enthusiasm and erudition have produced one of the most readable and informative books of recent years in the field of ancient social history ... an excellent introduction to the subject' - Tim Parkin, Classical Review.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Supplementary Bibliography Preface to the First Edition Abbreviations Introduction 1. Survival of the Weakest 2. Half-Lives 3. The Roman Emperor in his Monstrous World 4. The Deformed and the Divine 5. Deriding the Disabled 6. The Physiognomic Consciousness 7. Images of the Deformed 8. Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 9. Towards a Teratology 10. Racial Deformity Conclusions Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Locorum General Index

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Book SynopsisThis book on end of life examines how to include people with intellectual and developmental disability in the inevitability of dying and death. Comprising 17 chapters, it addresses challenging and under-researched topics including suicide, do-not-resuscitate, advance care planning, death doulas and accessible funerals. Topics reflect everyday community, palliative care, hospice and disability services.The book proposes that the rights of people with disabilities should be supported up to and after their death. Going beyond problem identification, the chapters offer positive, evidence-supported responses that translate research to practice, together with practice examples and resources grounded in lived experience. The book is applicable to readers from the disability field, and mainstream health professionals who assist people with disability in emergency care, palliative care or end-of-life planningTable of ContentsChapter 1: Current and New Developments in Death, Dying and End-Of-Life Care Policies and Practices.- Chapter 2: Experience of End-of-Life Issues by People with Intellectual Disability.- Chapter 3: Suicide and Autism: A Lifespan Perspective.- Chapter 4: Advance Care Planning with and for People who have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.- Chapter 5: Decision-Making at the End of Life: Challenges and Opportunities for People with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Residential Homes in Germany.- Chapter 6: How People with Intellectual Disability are Dying and Implications for Quality Care.- Chapter 7: Living and Dying Well with Dementia.- Chapter 8: Building shared end-of-life supports and cross-training for hospice/palliative and intellectual disability services providers.- Chapter 9: Supporting People with Intellectual Disability at End of Life: Moral Distress among Staff Caregivers During COVID-19.- Chapter 10: Accessible Funerals and People with Intellectual Disability.- Chapter 11: End-of-Life Doulas and People Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disability.- Chapter 12: Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children with Intellectual Disabilities.- Chapter 13: End-of-life Issues and Support Needs of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disability.- Chapter 14: The Process of Dying.- Chapter 15: Use of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders.- Chapter 16: Positioning the Issues: An Agenda for Future End-of-life Research, Policy and Practice.- Chapter 17 End-of Life Resources.

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