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Systematic review: cultural adaptation and feasibility of screening for autism in non-English speaking countries (2018)
Journal Article
Al Maskari, T. S., Melville, C. A., & Willis, D. S. (2018). Systematic review: cultural adaptation and feasibility of screening for autism in non-English speaking countries. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 12(1), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0200-8

Aim: To explore the feasibility of screening for Autism spectrum disorder in Non-English-Speaking Countries, the cultural influences and the nurses' role in the screening process.

Background: The prevalence Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is rising... Read More about Systematic review: cultural adaptation and feasibility of screening for autism in non-English speaking countries.

Voting and the Scottish referendum: perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities and their family and paid carers (2016)
Journal Article
Willis, D. S., McGlade, I., Gallagher, M., & Menabney, C. (2016). Voting and the Scottish referendum: perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities and their family and paid carers. Disability and Society, 31(7), 914-928. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2016.1211002

Voting is a human right for every citizen yet many people with intellectual disabilities do not vote or have little support to exercise their right to vote. This article explores views on the wider aspects of voting against the backdrop of the Scotti... Read More about Voting and the Scottish referendum: perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities and their family and paid carers.

Preparing for your death (2014)
Book
Willis, D. (2014). Preparing for your death. FAIR, Glasgow University, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

A helpful guide for people with learning disabilities and their carers.

Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care (2014)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2014). Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12082

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•This paper looks at the views of paid- and family-carers about discussing health matters with people with learning disabilities.
•The author found that the roles of paid- and family-carers in monitoring health were not clearly... Read More about Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care.

Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities (2010)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Wishart, J. G., & Muir, W. J. (2010). Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00246.x

Overall life expectancy for women with intellectual disabilities (ID) is now significantly extended, and many will live long enough to experience menopause. Little is known about how carers support women with ID through this important stage in their... Read More about Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities.

A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause? (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2008). A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12, 9-23

Carr and Hollins highlighted the paucity of research on the menopause in women with intellectual disabilities and, 10
years on, this area still remains poorly researched. Work exploring the age of onset of the menopause has suggested that the menopa... Read More about A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?.

Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Kennedy, C., Kilbride, L., Satge, D., & Sullivan, S. G. (2008). Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 7, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.4.405

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm observed among women. For the subgroup of women with learning/intellectual disability, it is unclear whether their risk for breast cancer is as high as it is for the general population.

Object... Read More about Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities.

Same as you: health issues in women with learning disabilities after the menopause (2007)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2007). Same as you: health issues in women with learning disabilities after the menopause. Learning Disability Practice, 10(9), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp2007.11.10.9.16.c6257

Rising life expectancy means that more people with learning disabilities are living into old age (Bittles et al 2002, Wilkinson and Janicki 2005). Although this is very welcome, age-related health problems such as dementia and cancer are inevitably a... Read More about Same as you: health issues in women with learning disabilities after the menopause.