In this seminar, Professor Kylie Gray presented the findings of the study titled “Specific phobia in children with learning disabilities (SPIRIT)”. Professor Kylie Gray is the Director of Research and Director of Postgraduate Research at the Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Warwick. She has over 25 years of research and […]
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This seminar, delivered by Dr. Sue Caton, explores the findings of the study titled “Coronavirus and People with Learning Disabilities Study.” Dr. Caton holds the position of Research Fellow in the Department of Social Care and Social Work within the Faculty of Health and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research primarily focuses on qualitative […]
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The first CEDAR seminar of 2023 was by Katrina Scior, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Stigma Studies at University College London. Professor Scior’s talk focused on stigma towards people with a learning disability (otherwise referred to as an intellectual disability). She discussed the many ways in which stigma negatively impacts the lives of people with […]
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Athanasios (Thanos) Vostanis, Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Kent, opened the November CEDAR seminar series talk by highlighting the need to extend the Precision Teaching Framework beyond the classroom environment. What is Precision Teaching? Precision Teaching is a behavioural approach that focuses on building of essential skills in the most […]
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Dr Hayley Crawford began the June CEDAR seminar by highlighting that autistic people and people with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of anxiety than the general population. For example, for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities prevalence rates are 3-21.9% in comparison to 3-6.5% for typically developing children and adolescents. Dr Crawford’s research aims […]
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PhD student Tamara Rutter reviews Professor Mary McCarron’s CEDAR Seminar Series talk on The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): Intellectual Disability Supplement held on 18th May 2022.
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Emma Taylor reviews Dr Vaso Tostika’s CEDAR Seminar Series talk: ‘School attendance in children with neurodevelopmental conditions one year after COVID-19’ delivered online on 17th March 2022.
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Caitlin Murray reviews Dr Jo Moss’ CEDAR Seminar Series talk: ‘Understanding atypical patterns of autism in individuals with genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability’ delivered online on Thursday 17th February 2022.
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Jane Margetson reviews Professor Carlo Schuengel’s CEDAR Seminar series talk ‘Back to basics: Parent child relationships in families of children with typical and atypical development’. Delivered online on Wednesday 16th June 2021.
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Danielle Adams reviews Dawn Adams’ CEDAR Seminar Series talk: “My cheeks get red and my brain gets scared” – what can we learn from children, parents and teachers about the experience of anxiety for children with a diagnosis of autism? – delivered online on Thursday 20th May 2021.
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