Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

About the Editors:

Chris Hatton is Professor of Psychology, Health & Social Care at the Division of Health Research, Lancaster University and is Co-Director of the Centre for Disability Research (CeDR). He previously worked at the Hester Adrian Research Centre, University of Manchester from 1989 to 2000. From 1997 to 2004 he was also Research Director of the Lancaster University Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology.

Glynis Murphy is Co-Director and Professor of Clinical Psychology and Learning Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent and at Oxleas NHS Trust. Previous to that she was Academic Director of the Clinical Psychology Training course at the Institute for Health Research at Lancaster University.

She is a fellow of the British Psychological Society, and President-Elect of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID).

Do You Know What I Feel? A First Step Towards a Physiological Measure of the Subjective Well-Being of Persons With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Pieter Vos, Paul De Cock, Katja Petry, Wim Van Den Noortgate, Bea Maes

Eliciting Proto-Imperatives and Proto-Declaratives in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Joke Vandereet, Bea Maes, Dirk Lembrechts, Inge Zink

Majority and Minority Ethnic Family Carers of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Perceptions of Challenging Behaviour and Family Impact
Chris Hatton, Eric Emerson, Suzanne Kirby, Homayra Kotwal, Susannah Baines, Christine Hutchinson, Catherine Dobson, Bob Marks

Positive Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism
Adam D. Kayfitz, Marcia N. Gragg, R. Robert Orr

Community Integration or Community Exposure? A Review and Discussion in Relation to People with an Intellectual Disability
Robert A. Cummins, Anna L. D. Lau

Attitudes towards Sexuality, Sterilization and Parenting Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
M. Aunos, M. A. Feldman

National Award for Professor Jim Mansell

The Publishers and the British Institute of Learning Disabilities, the Editors and Editorial Board of the ‘Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities' congratulate Professor Jim Mansell, editorial board member for the journal, who has been awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours List for services to People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Jim Mansell is Emeritus Professor of Learning Disability in the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent, England and Professor of Disability Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

JARID's 25th Anniversary

2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of JARID - watch this space for news of Special Issues and Review Articles to celebrate the event.