 | ‘My Thinker’s Not Working’ A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports
This report is about dementia and people with intellectual disabilities. It provides a national action plan. |
| A Mind Apart: Travels in a Neurodiverse World
This book explains autism and other neurological differences in a positive, normal way. |
| A Practical guide for Facilitating Behavioral/Psychiatric Assessment for Persons with Mental Retardation
This book provides a simple outline for the assessment of problem behaviors, general criteria for the most common psychiatric disorders, and tips for helping with diagnosis. |
| A Practical Guide for Health Management of Aging Adults with Mental Retardation
A book providing an outline of physical, and mental health issues common in older adults with developmental disabilities. |
| A Practical Guide to Assessing Medical Issues Associated with Behaviorial/Psychiatric Problems in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - 2011
This book is about the possible interaction between medication and behavior problems. |
| A Practical Guide to Assessing Medical Issues Associated with Behavorial/Psychiatric Problems in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
This book explains how medical issues may cause behavioral issues. |
| A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management of Sleep Disorders in Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This book provides a general discussion of normal sleep function and sleep disorders. It explains normal sleep, and problems with sleep both for the general population and for persons with developmental disabilities. |
| Access to Medical Care: Adults with Physical Disabilities
There are many different formats used on ths website to give information on providing good health care for people with disabilities. |
| Adults with Down Syndrome
This book addresses issues that affect adults with Down syndrome. It highlights research and gives practical advice to these adults, as well as their families and friends, to support them in leading healthy and independent lives. |
| After the Storm: A Guide to Help Children Cope with the Psychological Effects of a Hurricane
A guide that provides information, activities, and coping strategies to help parents and children cope with their reactions and feelings resulting from a hurricane and its aftermath. |
| Aggression and Other Disruptive Behavioral Challenges: Biomedical and Psychosocial Assessment and Treatment
People become agressive for many reasons, and there is no "one-way" to help them stop. This book helps readers think carefully about the reasons why a person may be agressive and describes many ways to support a person in stopping aggressive behavior. |
| Aging and Down Syndrome A Health and Well-being Guidebook
This handbook is about aging with Down Syndrome. |
| Aging with a Developmental Disability
A paper about the special needs of elders who have developmental disabilities. It was made in Canada |
| Aging with Cerebral Palsy
This book is about some of the things that may happen as a person with Cerebral Palsy gets older. It is written for people with Cerebral Palsy. |
| Asperger Syndrome and Alcohol Drinking to Cope?
This book is about people with ASD using alcohol to cope with problems. |
| Asperger Syndrome and Anxiety
This book has advice on ways people who have Asperger's can effectively manage anxiety. |
| Aspies on Mental Health Speaking for Ourselves
This book has stories of people with ASD talking about their experiences with mental health issues. |
| Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Persons with Mental Retardation, 2nd edition
This book describes the different kinds of anxiety disorders, which as a group are the most common mental health disorder in the general population. Treatments are outlined. Several self-directed instruction programs for staff training are included. |
| Assessment of Parenting Competency in Mothers with Mental Illness
A book with ideas about whether a person with mental illness will be a good parent. |
| Autism and Loss
A book about how people with Autism experience loss and grieving, and ways that others can provide support. |
| Behavior Modification for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Treatments and Supports - Volume I
This book is the first of two that is designed to give readers the most recent information on behavior modification and people with intellectual disabilities.
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| Behavior Modification for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Treatments and Supports - Volume II
Volume 2 of a book designed to update readers on some of the more recent developments in the field of dual diagnosis, as applied to those with intellectual disabilities.
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| Behavioral Supports: Individual Centered Interventions, A Multimodal Functional Approach
This book tells how to use many medical features to develop ways to treat people with behavior problems.
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| Bringing up a challenging child at home: When love is not enough
A mother's story of having with a daughter with a learning disability and mental illness. |
| Caring for the Physical and Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities
This book explains health issues common to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. |
| Caring Relationships: Helping People with Mental Impairments Understand God's Gift of Sexuality
A guidebook for caregivers and friends of people with ID/DD around questions of sexuality/relationships. |
| Catch a Falling Star: A tale from the Iris the Dragon Series
This book is written for children, from a child's viewpoint. It is about living with and rising above mental health problems.
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| Challenging Behavior and Developmental Disability
This textbook is about how to deal with difficult behavior. |
| Characteristics of Selective Mutism: Evidence For An Anxiety Related Etiology
This book provides the data of responses to questionnaires from over 400 families about Selective Mutism. The questionnaires have 165 questions, covering everything about Selective Mutism and the responses provide much needed info on the disorder. |
| Comfort Training Manual
A manual to help people help other persons with developmental disabilities and phobias to overcome their fears. |
| Contemporary Dual Daignosis MH/MR Service Models: Vol. I: Residential and Day Services
This book describes a variety of day and residential programs serving people with developmental disabilies who have mental health problems. |
| Contemporary Dual Diagnosis MH/MR Service Models: Volume II: Partial and Supportive Services
Partial and temporary service programs for people with developmental disabilities and mental health problems |
| Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disabilities
This academic book is about many topics affecting people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Counselling People on the Autism Spectrum A Practical Manual
This book explains the emotional needs common to people who have Autism. It has ideas useful for professional counselers, and also for people who have Autism, their family members and friends. |
| Counselling People with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Been Sexually Abused
A book and video designed to assist those providing treatment for people with developmental disabilities who have been sexually abused. |
| Criminal Offenders with Mental Retardation: Risk Assessment and the Continuum of Community-Based Treatment Programs
A systematic, objective method of assessment to facilitate the development of clinically appropriate individualized community treatment programs. |
| Down Syndrome: When to Worry About Mental Health And What To Do About It!
This book is about noticing mental health problems in people with Down Syndrome. |
| Dual Diagnosis: An Introduction to the mental health needs of persons with developmental disabilities
This is a book book about mental health aspects in persons with developmental disabilities. |
| Enjoying Sport and Exercise (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain ways to exercise and stay fit. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Ethical Dilemmas: Sexuality and Developmental Disability
This book addresses the critical issues of sexuality in people with developmental disabilities |
| Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with Autism
A mother's description of her amazing, multitalented autistic-savant daughter. |
| Exploring Bullying with Adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Photocopiable Workbook
This book has ideas to help both the bully, and the person being bullied. |
| Family Experiences of Bipolar Disorder: The Ups, The Downs and the Bits In Between
This book is about people with the mental illness of bipolar disorder.
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| Feeling Good About Yourself: A Guide for People Working with People Who Have Disabilities or Low Self-Esteem
Provides information and activities on self-esteem, socialization skills, sex information, decision making, assertiveness, and preventing victimization. |
| Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook, 2nd Edition
This guide is helpful in learning the reasons behind a persons use of challenging behavior. The guide also has ideas about how to use this infomation to help people stop using dangerous behavior and learn easier ways to tell others what they need. |
| Guidebook on helping persons with mental retardation mourn.
The book for supporting loss, including death, job or residential change, and other situations that cause bad feelings.
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| Guidelines for Understanding and Serving People with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
This 29 page paper explains the challenges of people who have both an intellectual and psychiatric disability. |
| Hallmarks of Good Mental Health DVD
This DVD is about mental health. It is meant for adolescents but has good ideas for everyone. |
| Health Advocacy Program
This book and DVD set teaches self-advocates how to live a healthy lifestyle. |
| Health and Health Care Disparities Among People with Disabilities
This issue brief discusses the racially-based differences in access to health care among people with disabilities. |
| Health Promotion for People With Developmental Disabilities
A two-page fact sheet with tips on staying healthy. |
| Health Promotion for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The State of Scientific Evidence
This key report summarizes current research about the health and well being of persons with intellectual disabilities grouped by major topic. It also suggests solutions to eliminate health disparities among this population. |
| Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn: Practical Rituals for Caregivers
This is a book for caregivers to help people with disabilities mourn the death of a loved one. |
| How to Be Yourself in a World That's Different
This informative and encouraging book gives highlights and positive aspects of Asperger's Syndrome. It recognizes the daily challenges and offers strategies for dealing with them. |
| Human Needs and Intellectual Disabilities: Applications for Person Centered Planning, Dual Diagnosis, and Crisis Intervention
This book is about people with disabilities who have mental illness. |
| I Can Get Through It (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain what it is like to be the victim of abuse. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Impact: Feature Issue on Enhancing Quality and Coordination of Health Care for Persons with Chronic Illness and/or Disabilities
This issue of the Impact newsletter is about programs that help people with disabilities receive all the health care they need. |
| Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting the Social Well-Being of Children and Youth with Disabilities
This issue of the Impact newsletter is about ways adults can support the social well-being of youth with disabilities. |
| Impact: Feature issue on violence against women with developmental disabilities
A collection of articles related to projects, research, and resources that address the issue of violence. |
| Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Struggling with Loss and Grief
This is a scholarly paper about how people with intellectual disabilities respond when someone close to them dies. It also has lots of ideas about how to help. |
| Intellectual Disability and Ill Health: A Review of the Evidence
This textbook is about some health problems that go untreated in persons with intellectual disabilities. |
| Intellectual Disability and Mental Health: A Training Manual in Dual Diagnosis
This book is about treatment of people with dual diagnosis. |
| Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion
This book talks about how hard it can be for people with disabilities to find health care and social services. It focuses on issues in the United Kingdom. |
| Intellectual Disability Psychiatry: A practical handbook
This book explains mental health problems as they occur in people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
A peer reviewed research journal that publishes original research related to mental health and psychopathology in persons with intellectual disabilities. It is affiliated with NADD (the National Association for the
Dually Diagnosed). |
| Learning Disabilities and Dementia
This fact sheet talks about dementia and people with intellectual/developmental disabiities. |
| Lessons in Grief and Death: Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities in the Healing Process
A book for helping people with disabilities cope with the loss of someone in their life. |
| Lessons Learned from a Lawsuit: Creating Service for People with Mental Illness and Mental Retardation
Report of a longitudinal study to measure the impact of the Thomas S. Lawsuit (NC) on the class members. |
| Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome
This book talks about mental health problems that may exist for people who are on the autism spectrum. |
| Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities
Peer-reviewed journal dealing with mental health needs of people with developmental disabilities |
| Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities: Promising Treatment
Collected articles written by persons who presented at the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) 21st Annual Conference & Exhibit Show October 27-30, 2004. |
| Mental health fact sheet
This fact sheet is about noticing mental health challenges in people who have ntellectual disabilities. |
| Mental Health in Intellectual Disabilities: A reader (4th Edition)
This academic book from the United Kingdom is about mental health problems as they appear in people who have intellectual disabilities. |
| Mental Health Services for Adults with Intellectual Disability: Strategies and Solutions
This book is about the development of mental health services for people who have intellectual disabilities. |
| Mental Wellness in Adults with Down Syndrome A Guide to Emotional and Behavioral Strengths and Challenges
This book explains how to foster mental health in people with Down Syndrome. |
| My Body, My choice
An empowering sexual abuse prevention mini-book for teens and adults with developmental disabilities. |
| My Health Booklets
These eight booklets are easy to read and talk about different aspects of health. They are also available online with narration. |
| NADD Bulletin books
A set of 3 books that include all the articles published in NADD (The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed) Bulletin 1993-2001. |
| New Dimensions In Women's Health (5th Editon)
This book is a holistic view of women's health issues. |
| Nonviolent Communication: a language of compassion
Nonviolent Communication has proven effective in crisis and anger management, counseling, conflict resolution, and mediation. People also use the skills to help prevent domestic violence, child abuse, and school violence.
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| Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities (Society and Aging Series)
This is a textbook about aging and developmental disabilities. |
| Optimistic Parenting :Hope and Help for You and Your Challenging Child
This book will help the parents of children with challenging behaviors and special needs learn how to best support them, and improve family harmony. |
| Oxford Textbook of Women and Mental Health
This book is about women's mental health. It has one section devoted to women who have intellectual disabilities. |
| Practical Guide: Psychopharmacology Revised for 2007
This book describes brain development, and the ways drugs act on the brain. It also includes information about epilepsy.
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| Project MED booklet series
This is a set of eight education booklets about medicines, specifically designed for individuals with learning problems, reading problems, or trouble understanding why they are taking medicine. |
| Project MED educational booklets
Project MED is a series of 8 FREE booklets with basic information about patients' rights and medications. They are written in words that are easy to understand. |
| Psychiatric Problems in Older Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Book describing psychiatric problems in people with developmental disabilities as they age. |
| Psychological Therapies for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
This book is about providing mental health therapy to people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Psychotherapy for Individuals with Intellectual Disability
This book explains how to provide psychotherapy treatment for people who have intellectual disability (ID). |
| Quality in Practice: Health
A resource guide that provides suggestions on how service organizations can support good health to the greatest extent possible. |
| Quality in Practice: Spirituality
An article that provides tips for how organizations can support people in their spiritual lives. |
| Quandaries: Understanding mental illnesses in persons with developmental disabilities
This book is about understanding the differences between mental health and mental illness, specifically in persons with developmental disabilities. The book is appropriate reading for support staff and other professionals.
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| Return to Work for People with Stress and Mental Illness: A Guide for the Case Manager
This book is for case managers helping persons with stress or mental health issues go back to work. |
| Ron's Feeling Blue (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain what it is like to experience depression. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Seeking Supported Employment
This is a booklet on self-determination tools for use in supported employment programs for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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| Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities
A book to help parents ensure their child develops healthy sexuality. |
| Shift Happens: Making the Shift to Proactive Behavior Management
A book to help staff learn how to be proactive rather than reactive toward behavior problems. |
| Simply for the Love of It: A Beginner's Guide to Support Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
A book for direct support professionals which is designed to serve as a "primer" for working with individuals with disabilities in a very person-centered manner. |
| Soft Cover Training Handbook of Mental Disorders in Individuals with ID
This academic book is about people who have mental illness and intellectual disabilities. |
| Sonia's Feeling Sad (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain what depression feels like, and what helps. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Starting Points: The Basics of Understanding and Supporting Children and Youth with Asperger Syndrome
This book explains how all people who have Asperger's Syndrome are a little different. |
| Success Stories from the Frontline: Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health
This book tells the stories of people who have both mental health and intellectual disabilities. |
| Survival Strategies for Parenting Children with Bipolar Disorder
A book describing the symptoms of, understanding the medication for, and accessing necessary support for children with bipolar disorder and related conditions. |
| The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome (2nd Edition in Paperback)
This book explains Asperger Syndrome. It is a handbook and manual. |
| The Geese and the Peanut Butter Chocolate Ice Cream
This book helps persons with disabilities and people who support them deal with death, loss and grief. |
| The Handbook of High-Risk Challenging Behaviors in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This book reviews research and gives ideas on supporting people who use challenging behavior. |
| The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Development
This is a book about intellectual disability based on research done in recent years. It is written in a very dense, academic style. |
| The Teacher's Gift: Using your Core Gift to Inspire and Heal
This book explains how gifts and wounds both help and hinder people's ability to help others. It includes interviews with helpers and their wisdom about gifts and helping. |
| Training Handbook of Mental Disorders in Individuals with ID
This book is about treating mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach About Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger's and their Loved Ones
A book to help people with autism with questions they may have after the death of a loved one. |
| Use of Emergency Departments Among Working Age Adults with Disabilities: A Problem of Access and Service Needs
This research article is about the large number of emergency room visits made by people with disabilities.
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| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| WE CAN Stop Abuse Peer Training Manual
The manual teaches what is needed to have people with developmental disabilities teach others about sexual abuse prevention. |
| When Somebody Dies (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain what it is like to have a close friend die. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Women with Disabilities: Found Voices
This book was written by women with disabilities and those who work with them. |
| Work, Life, and the Mental Health System of Care A Guide for Professionals Supporting Families of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
This book helps parents keep balance in their lives when they a child with an emotional or behavioral disorder. |
| Ya Got People: Helping people with developmental disabilities deal with grief, bereavement and loss
This book is for those who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have experienced loss. Both authors are people who have disabilities themselves. |
| ‘My Thinker’s Not Working’ A National Strategy for Enabling Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Affected by Dementia to Remain in Their Community and Receive Quality Supports
This report is about dementia and people with intellectual disabilities. It provides a national action plan. |
| A Patient’s Guide to Medicare Part D
A short guide that answers frequently asked questions about Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage). |
| ABA Educational Resources Ltd.
This website shares resource materials for families and community persons using Applied Behavioral Analysis. |
| Access to Medical Care: Adults with Physical Disabilities
There are many different formats used on ths website to give information on providing good health care for people with disabilities. |
| Active Treatment of Dementia Associated with Down Syndrome
This is a CD with information about aging persons who have Down Syndrome, |
| Aging with Severe Mental Illness
This CD is about aging for people who have both intellectual and mental illness disabilities. |
| All I Need To Be: Keys to Presenting Mental Health in Persons With Developmental Disabilities
This CD is about mental wellness and people with disabilities. It focuses on the needs of people who have both intellectual and mental health disabilities. |
| An Integrated Model of Psychotherapy for Teens & Adults with Asperger Syndrome
This CD is about counseling people with Asperger Syndrome. |
| An Intro to Psychotic Disorders for Direct Support Professionals
This CD is about mental illness and people who have intellectual or developmental disabilities. |
| An Intro to Psychotic Disorders for Direct Support Professionals
This CD is about mental health issues and people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Anxiety Disorders and Developmental Disabilities II
This DVD tells the stories of people who have intellectual and psychiatric disorders. |
| Assessment of Psychiatric Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorders
This DVD is about recognizing mental health issues in people with ASD. |
| Autism Research Institute
This research institute provides a variety of research, information and resources on autism for individuals, families and providers around the world. |
| Bellevue: Inside Out
A film that tells the true story about what happens at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. It does this through the eyes of actual patients as they struggle with their illnesses. |
| Bob Tells All (From the "Books Beyond Words" series)
This book uses a story with drawings to explain sexual abuse and how it hurts men. It is easy to understand and can be read together with a helper. |
| Brain Injury Dialogues
This is a film about the impact that brain injury has had on a person and on other people with brain injuries. |
| Community Based Treatment Interventions For People With Dual Diagnosis
This DVD is about treatment options for people with dual diagnosis. |
| Community Safety Nets for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis in Crisis
This DVD is about community inclusion of people who have a dual diagnosis. |
| Comprehensive Treatment Approaches To Anxiety Disorders
This is a DVD about anxiety disorders when they appear in people who have intellectual disabilities. |
| Coping with Disaster: A Second Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities
This webpage is about coping with disaster. It is meant for parents of children with cognitive disabilities. |
| Counselling People with Developmental Disabilities Who Have Been Sexually Abused
A book and video designed to assist those providing treatment for people with developmental disabilities who have been sexually abused. |
| Cultural & Linguistic Competence: Implications for Services & Supports for Individuals with DD
This CD is about delivery of culturally sensitive services to people who have both intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses. |
| Dealing With Grief and Loss: A Team Approach
This CD-ROM has training for DSPs. It is about supporting consumers when someone dies. |
| Diabetes Management for Persons with Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities
This DVD explains how diabetes is recognized and managed, and shares her experiences caring for people who have diabetes along with a developmental disability or a mental illness.
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| Differential Diagnosis & Treatment of Psychotic Symptoms in Individuals with ID
This CD has training for therapists. |
| DSP Certification: Who, How, and Why?
This CD introduces the idea of credentialing DSPs who understand how to support people who have both intellectual and mental health disabilities. |
| Dual Diagnosis in People with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism
The CD is about dual diagnosis involving mental health issues in people who have autism. |
| Dual Diagnosis: A Guide for Caregivers
This on-line guidebook explains the dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness. It is written at a very technical level. |
| Dual Diagnosis: An Introduction to the mental health needs of persons with developmental disabilities
This is a book book about mental health aspects in persons with developmental disabilities. |
| Dual Diagnosis: Autism and Co-Existing Disorders
This DVD is about several conditions common among people who have autism. |
| Dual Diagnosis: Mood Disorders and Developmental Disabilities
Videotape about mood disorders. |
| Dual Diagnosis: Present and Future Directions
This DVD is about dual diagnosis. |
| Dual Diagnosis: Schizophrenia and Developmental Disabilities
A video tape about diagnosis of schizophrenia in people with developmental disabilities. |
| Early Identification of Cognitive Decline in Pers with I/DD
This CD teaches about the early signs of loss of cognitive ability. |
| Eternal High (DVD)
A short film about a filmmaker who captured his
true-life battle with depression and suicide.
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| Exploring Feelings DVD: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Manage Anxiety, Sadness and Anger DVD
This DVD teaches how to support people in managing their emotions. |
| Growing Older with A Developmental Disability: Physical and Cognitive Changes And Their Implications
This webpage explains the changes that happen for people with disabilities as they grow older. |
| Guidelines for Understanding and Serving People with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders
This 29 page paper explains the challenges of people who have both an intellectual and psychiatric disability. |
| Hallmarks of Good Mental Health DVD
This DVD is about mental health. It is meant for adolescents but has good ideas for everyone. |
| Health Advocacy Program
This book and DVD set teaches self-advocates how to live a healthy lifestyle. |
| Health and Health Care Disparities Among People with Disabilities
This issue brief discusses the racially-based differences in access to health care among people with disabilities. |
| Health Care Transition
Health Care Transition is a resource and training website to help people with disabilities transition successfully from pediatric to adult healthcare. |
| How to Use a Psychiatrist
This CD is about what to expect from a psychiatrist. |
| Illnesses and Disabilities (womenshealth.gov)
This is part of a larger web site about women's health. This part has a lot of information on how to stay healthy as a person with a disability. |
| Impact: Feature Issue on Enhancing Quality and Coordination of Health Care for Persons with Chronic Illness and/or Disabilities
This issue of the Impact newsletter is about programs that help people with disabilities receive all the health care they need. |
| Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting the Social Well-Being of Children and Youth with Disabilities
This issue of the Impact newsletter is about ways adults can support the social well-being of youth with disabilities. |
| Information Sheet: Intellectual Disability and Mental Illness (Dual Disability)
This three-page fact sheet explains a bit about people who have both an intellectual, and psychiatric disability. |
| Intellectual Disability and Depression
This fact sheet talks about depression and people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Intersectorality Website
A partnership in Canada between researchers and service providers to people with disabilities. These groups work together to learn new ideas about providing better services. They then offer training and write papers about the things they have learned. |
| Loss and Grieving: A Lifelong Process for Consumers and Families
This DVD is about how people with dual diagnoses might experience grief and loss. It can be used to train staff. |
| Managing Psychiatric Behavioral Crises in Persons with Dual Diagnoses
This CD is about helping people with dual diagnosis through times of crisis. |
| March of Dimes disability fact sheets
The March of Dimes has separate fact sheets about many developmental dissabilities on its website. |
| Medline Plus
website with health information |
| Mental health fact sheet
This fact sheet is about noticing mental health challenges in people who have ntellectual disabilities. |
| Mental Health Issues and Down Syndrome
This fact sheet covers how mental health issues may affect children with Down syndrome. |
| Microtraining DVDs (for therapists)
These DVDs teach therapists the best ways to help people who have disabilities. Topics include cultural diversity, sexuality, and disability etiquette. |
| Movin' On: Stories from the Recovery Road
This is a video of three stories of recovery/healing from mental illness as told by three people who have mental illness. |
| My Health Booklets
These eight booklets are easy to read and talk about different aspects of health. They are also available online with narration. |
| Mythconceptions about Sexuality and the Disabled
This DVD expalins things people do not understand about disability and sex. |
| National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
NADD is an association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. |
| Normal and Pathological Anxiety in Intellectual Disabilities
This CD is about anxiety in people with intellectual disabilities, |
| Online Training
Provides quality online web-based training in a multimedia format that is interesting and informative. |
| Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
This DVD shows what it is like to have trouble with "sensory integration." It talks mostly about children and also explains how parents, teachers and others can help. |
| Parenting and Child Health website - South Australia Department of Child, Youth, and Women Health Service
This web site has information about the health and development of children. There are many pages about the needs of children with disabilities. |
| Positive Psychology: Adaptation & Applications for Individuals with ID
This CD is based on Positive Psychology. This is about helping people build happier lives. |
| Practical Group Counseling Issues with People who Are Dually Diagnosed
This DVD is about counseling people who have both intellectual and mental health disabilities. |
| Pros and Cons of Antipsychotic Treatment
This DVD is about the pros and cons of taking antipsychotic medication. |
| Psych-DD - Psychology and Developmental Disabilities
Psych-DD e-mail discussion listserv is an open membership forum on Psychology & Developmental Disabilities. Behavior intervention, psychoactive medications, psychiatric methods, mental health, and person-centered support strategies are common topics. |
| Refrigerator Mothers
"Refrigerator Mothers" is a video featuring the stories of mothers of their adult children with autism. |
| Report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Aging in People with Intellectual Disabilities
This paper summarizes all the research done on aging and people with intellectual disabilities done over the preceeding 15 years. It is written at a complex reading level. |
| Seeking Supported Employment
This is a booklet on self-determination tools for use in supported employment programs for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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| Social Disabilities in the Workplace
This is a CD about helping people whose disabilities make it hard to "fit-in" at work. |
| Take Charge Training: Exercise and Nutrition for People with Mental Illness
This DVD training discusses the importance of good nutritional habits and proper exercise. Also discussed are the challenges faced in various settings including the mental health center, the home and the community.
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| Understanding and Responding to Persons with Personality Disorders
This CD explains personality disorders. |
| -Update on Dementia and Developmental Disabilities: Emphasis on Down Syndrome
This CD is about dementia and people who have Down syndrome. |
| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| What is Bipolar Illness Anyway? Level: Intermediate
This CD is about bipolar disorder. |
| Women Living With Disabilities
This web site has many topics that are helpful for women with disabilities. |
| Women's Mental Health: Americans with Disabilities Act and Mental Illness
This web site talks about mental health issues and protection under the ADA. |
| Working with Families: Critical Issues
This DVD is about working with families of people with disabilities. It was prepared by a group that helps people who have intellectual disabilities and mental health needs. |
| Access to Medical Care: Adults with Physical Disabilities
There are many different formats used on ths website to give information on providing good health care for people with disabilities. |
| Active Minds
Active Minds is a student run organization on college campuses that educates students about mental health. |
| Autism Research Institute
This research institute provides a variety of research, information and resources on autism for individuals, families and providers around the world. |
| Autism Speaks
An organization which funds research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism, and is committed to raising public awareness about autism |
| Behavioral Education and Consultation Services
This organization helps parents, teachers, and employers to teach desirable behaviors and eliminate undesirable behaviors. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people. |
| Circles of Support and Accountability
Circles of Support and Accountability is a program to help sex offenders return [safely] to communities after completing their sentence. |
| Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic
This clinic is for people who have Down syndrome and live in Colorado. It provides medical care, as well as social and wellness support. |
| Disability Employment Network
A group of organizations that work together to help people with disabilities find and keep jobs. It is located in Australia. |
| Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
A research unit on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. |
| Health Care Transition
Health Care Transition is a resource and training website to help people with disabilities transition successfully from pediatric to adult healthcare. |
| Healthy Lifestyles for People with Disabilities
A program to help people with disabilities learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle. It is located in Oregon. |
| Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Intersectorality Website
A partnership in Canada between researchers and service providers to people with disabilities. These groups work together to learn new ideas about providing better services. They then offer training and write papers about the things they have learned. |
| Mental health fact sheet
This fact sheet is about noticing mental health challenges in people who have ntellectual disabilities. |
| Microtraining DVDs (for therapists)
These DVDs teach therapists the best ways to help people who have disabilities. Topics include cultural diversity, sexuality, and disability etiquette. |
| Mountain Regional Services, Inc.
A program in Wyoming especially for people who have dual diagnoses |
| My Health Booklets
These eight booklets are easy to read and talk about different aspects of health. They are also available online with narration. |
| National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
NADD is an association for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. |
| Seeking Supported Employment
This is a booklet on self-determination tools for use in supported employment programs for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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| Top Ten Things to Remember about Individuals with ID and MH Disorders
This CD is about diagnosing mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities. |
| Vanderbilt Autism Clinic
A university center that studies the needs of children who have autism spectrum disorder. It provides some services and is located in Tennessee. |
