Supporting a young person with autism and a learning disability through transition from child to adult services

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sian Golding ◽  
Emma Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Adult Services

scholarly journals The child and young person with a learning disability: a guide to self-help resources and information

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-40
Author(s):  
Adrienne Regan ◽  
Angela Hassiotis
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Self Help

scholarly journals Symposium 6: Young people, artificial nutrition and transitional care Transition in young people on home parenteral nutrition

2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Protheroe
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Transitional Care ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Home Parenteral Nutrition ◽  
Artificial Nutrition ◽  
Adult Services ◽  
Increased Risk

Pharmacological, surgical and technological advances have resulted in children now surviving through adolescence into adulthood with conditions that were previously unseen by adult services. Arranging transition for young people on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) to the adult sector is one of greatest challenges for health services that care for young people. Transition is not only a key quality issue for health services, but is a multidimensional process covering psychosocial, educational and vocational aspects. Poorly-planned transition may result in difficulties when young people access adult specialist services. As a consequence, there may be increased risk of non-adherence or lack of follow-up, which carries dangers of morbidity and mortality as well as poor social and educational outcomes. Transition does not end at the exit from the paediatric clinic, but continues into the adult sector, which needs to provide developmentally-appropriate clinical care. Recent Department of Health initiatives are aimed at ensuring that young people do not miss out on healthcare during the transfer between paediatric and adult services. Transfer can be a major, often daunting, event for young people. Parents may also fear transfer and need to learn to ‘let go’ of some control, which may be particularly difficult with a young person on HPN.

scholarly journals A retrospective case note review of young people in transition from adolescent medium secure units to adult services

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Maria Iakovina Livanou ◽  
Rebecca Lane ◽  
Sophie D'Souza ◽  
Swaran P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Case Note ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adult Services ◽  
Clinical Background ◽  
Transition Times ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Problems ◽  
Case Note Review

Purpose There is substantial evidence that young people moving from child and adolescent mental health services to adult services are more likely to experience poor transitions. However, little is known about the care pathways of young people transitioning from forensic services. This retrospective case note review sought to examine the clinical characteristics, transition pathways and psychosocial indicators of transition outcomes amongst young people in forensic medium secure services discharged to adult services. Design/methodology/approach The electronic records of 32 young people, who transitioned from six adolescent medium secure units in England to adult services between May 2015 and June 2016, were examined. Findings Approximately 65% of young people were between 18 and 19 years at the time of transition and the average waiting time from referral to discharge was six months. A total of 63% young people transitioned to community placements and adult medium secure services. Four pathways describing the journey into and out of adolescent medium secure services were identified in a subsample of 12 young people. A total of 25% young people with neurodevelopmental problems moved to specialist services. Practical implications The results suggest that diagnosis, severity of offence and clinical background are associated with transition pathway. Promoting a person-centred approach and gradual independence of the young person may improve current practice. Originality/value These results inform existing policy and clinical practice in an effort to reform transition guidelines around young people’s needs during transition times. Further studies in adolescent forensic services are needed to understand complex neurodevelopmental problems and comorbidities.

The impact of social policy on changes in professional practice within learning disability services: different standards for children and adults? A two-part examination

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Race ◽  
Nigel A. Malin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Disability Services ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Scale Reduction ◽  
Adult Services ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

This is the second of two articles examining links between policy developments and changes in professional practice within learning disability services in England. The first article focused on policy foundations over the last 30 years, and concluded that there was a developing gap in professional inputs between children’s and adult services. This article, written one year into the Coalition government, argues that its policies – especially the large-scale reduction in public expenditure, but also the decline in support for inclusion of children in mainstream education, the rapid growth of academies, and proposals for the reorganization of the NHS – have exacerbated the trends identified earlier. In addition, local authorities, though outwardly compliant, have variously interpreted their responsibilities under the personalization agenda, in particular in relation to individual budgets, and this has resulted in assessments of need being based on ‘service hours’ rather than service quality and staff qualifications.

Getting health services right for 16–25 year-olds

2020 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Emma Rigby ◽  
Ann Hagell ◽  
Marion Davis ◽  
Helena Gleeson ◽  
Gabrielle Mathews ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Adult Services ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Youth Friendly

The 2019 NHS England Long Term Plan set out the ambition to work across the 0–25 age range to support children and young people as they make the transition to early adulthood. Within this broad age bracket, how do we ensure we get health services right for 16–25 year-olds including the transfer to adult services? In this paper, we explore the evidence supporting youth-friendly and developmentally appropriate healthcare approaches and what these mean in practice for young people and healthcare professionals. Examples from primary and secondary care, as well as the perspectives of a young person, illustrate the challenges and solutions.

Adolescent Learning Disability

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Grinder ◽  
Brian Sutton-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disability ◽  
Adolescent Learning
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