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- Title
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME.
- Authors
O¿halloran, Maeve; Doody, Owen
- Abstract
In Ireland, services for people with intellectual disabilities are increasingly being provided in community-based settings. This article discusses a project in which the social needs of children with Asperger syndrome are addressed by the formation of a local sleepover club that is regulated mainly by the children themselves. Run by a community-based learning disability nursing service in County Clare, Ireland, this family- and person-centred form of care is yet to be evaluated fully, but interim outcomes indicate that it has been a success and the initiative is being extended to cover more people with intellectual disabilities in County Clare.
- Subjects
IRELAND; ASPERGER'S syndrome; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY health services; INTERPERSONAL relations; SOCIAL skills; SOCIAL skills education; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Learning Disability Practice, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
1465-8712
- Publication type
Article