Peter Lindsay GP, The Thakur Practice, Leeds and RCGP Curriculum Guardian for Intellectual Disability

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• Overview of intellectual disability care. Definitions, epidemiology and health issues. Care and the Carers and Families. Common presentations. How to communicate with your patient. Methods of communication. Assessment of intellectual disability. Routine care. The adolescent with intellectual disability. Adult health care. Aged care. Preventive health care and health promotion. Annual Health Checks. Challenging behavior. Medication and challenging behavior. Assessment of psychiatric disorders. Management of psychiatric disorders. Epilepsy. Nutritional disorders. Dysphagia. Oral health. Sexuality. Women’s health. Men’s health. Legal issues — The Mental Capacity Act. Specific disorders associated with intellectual disability. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Autism spectrum conditions. Fragile X syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome. Tuberous sclerosis. Rett syndrome. Williams syndrome. Angelman syndrome. Noonan syndrome. Neurofibromatosis type 1. Fetal alcohol syndrome. Appendices. Support Groups and Associations for specific syndromes. Useful websites. Glossary.

Peter Lindsay GP, The Thakur Practice, Leeds and RCGP Curriculum Guardian for Intellectual Disability

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• Overview of intellectual disability care. Definitions, epidemiology and health issues. Care and the Carers and Families. Common presentations. How to communicate with your patient. Methods of communication. Assessment of intellectual disability. Routine care. The adolescent with intellectual disability. Adult health care. Aged care. Preventive health care and health promotion. Annual Health Checks. Challenging behavior. Medication and challenging behavior. Assessment of psychiatric disorders. Management of psychiatric disorders. Epilepsy. Nutritional disorders. Dysphagia. Oral health. Sexuality. Women’s health. Men’s health. Legal issues — The Mental Capacity Act. Specific disorders associated with intellectual disability. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Autism spectrum conditions. Fragile X syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome. Tuberous sclerosis. Rett syndrome. Williams syndrome. Angelman syndrome. Noonan syndrome. Neurofibromatosis type 1. Fetal alcohol syndrome. Appendices. Support Groups and Associations for specific syndromes. Useful websites. Glossary.

Peter Lindsay GP, The Thakur Practice, Leeds and RCGP Curriculum Guardian for Intellectual Disability

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• Overview of intellectual disability care. Definitions, epidemiology and health issues. Care and the Carers and Families. Common presentations. How to communicate with your patient. Methods of communication. Assessment of intellectual disability. Routine care. The adolescent with intellectual disability. Adult health care. Aged care. Preventive health care and health promotion. Annual Health Checks. Challenging behavior. Medication and challenging behavior. Assessment of psychiatric disorders. Management of psychiatric disorders. Epilepsy. Nutritional disorders. Dysphagia. Oral health. Sexuality. Women’s health. Men’s health. Legal issues — The Mental Capacity Act. Specific disorders associated with intellectual disability. Down syndrome. Cerebral palsy. Autism spectrum conditions. Fragile X syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome. Tuberous sclerosis. Rett syndrome. Williams syndrome. Angelman syndrome. Noonan syndrome. Neurofibromatosis type 1. Fetal alcohol syndrome. Appendices. Support Groups and Associations for specific syndromes. Useful websites. Glossary.