Peter Langdon

Adapting Psychological Therapies for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review The aim of this systematic review was to identify how psychotherapies have been adapted to suit the needs of people with intellectual disabilities. A comprehensive literature search garnered 39,777 s...

Adapting Psychological Therapies for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review - Poku - 2026 - Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The final talk in this session is by @thanosgr.bsky.social on using precision teaching to develop key word sign skills in practitioners in intellectual disability services. #seattleclub

#seattleclub is continuing with a talk from Dr Barry Ingham from @newcastleuni.bsky.social discussing the evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a primary health check for autistic adults. The health check was made in collaboration between autistic adults, caregivers, and health professionals.

Professor @peterlangdon.bsky.social Peter Langdon presenting his keynote discussing psychological therapies for people with learning disabilities at Seattle club conference hosted, this year, by Tizard Centre.

#seattleclub day 1 is being kicked off by a keynote with @peterlangdon.bsky.social on psychological therapies. People with intellectual disabilities are seven times more likely to have a diagnosis of a mental health condition and we need adapted psychological therapies to make them more accessible.

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Opposes the Human Cost From Military Conflict: A Position Statement The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) is an international group of researchers, clinicians, students, parents, carers, and se...

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Opposes the Human Cost From Military Conflict: A Position Statement onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Does adding pictures to easy-to-read texts benefit comprehension for people with reading difficulties? A meta-analytic review Individuals with reading problems may experience communication problems in everyday life. Guidelines for creating accessible information generally include the use of visualizations. However, a synt...

New paper focused upon whether the addition of pictures improves understanding of easy read text: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tickets are now available for Being Seen, Being Heardthe Learning Disability England annual conferences!

Two events in March 2026 – in-person and online – bringing together members and allies working towards Good Lives.

Find out more and book tickets here: tinyurl.com/mvrzyuzf

A new paper about people with intellectual disabilities using and managing their medications.

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Autistic people within forensic psychiatric services and the criminal justice system: A systematic review Understanding autism prevalence within the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and forensic settings has implications for identifying clinical/forensic needs, planning responses, potentially improving ou...

A new systematic review by my PhD student: @veritychester.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are delighted to invite you to join us on 11th December to celebrate 25 years of #learningdisabilities research @uofglasgow.bsky.social

We will be presenting our research @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social with our incredible partners on #cancer #diabetes #physicalactivity #pbs #depression and more!

Congratulations Dr Adams!

had a great time at the IASSIDD conference earlier in week, finding out about international research in the area of intellectual disabilities and making connections

“It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth - Marina Charalampopoulou, Al... Research and intervention efforts for autistic people have disproportionately focused on negative mental health. This has resulted in a shortage of intervention...

“It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth - Marina Charalampopoulou et al. 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Frontiers | Factors supporting optimisation of psychotropic deprescribing in people with intellectual disabilities within the UK: a modified Delphi Study Overprescribing psychotropic medication for people with intellectual disabilities increases the risk of adverse effects and has prompted deprescribing initia...

Delighted to share that my final PhD study has been provisionally accepted in Frontiers in Psychiatry
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Thank you to co-authors
@peterlangdon.bsky.social @profhastings.bsky.social & ian maidment

Full paper to follow soon.

Frontiers | Factors supporting optimisation of psychotropic deprescribing in people with intellectual disabilities within the UK: a modified Delphi Study Overprescribing psychotropic medication for people with intellectual disabilities increases the risk of adverse effects and has prompted deprescribing initia...

Another paper by Danielle Adams about deprescribing psychotropic medicine for people with intellectual disabilities

#https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1652988/abstract

Young people who come into contact with the police often need help. The Solutions Trial aims to test out whether offering young people a treatment called Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is helpful. Young people and parents can find out more here: www.healthresearch.study/participate/...

Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Deprescribing Psychotropic Medicines in People with Intellectual Disabilities Psychotropic medicines are sometimes inappropriately prescribed for individuals with intellectual disabilities without a clinical diagnosis of a mental illness, increasing risks of side effects and...

Study looking at pharmacists' perspectives of psychotropic deprescribing in people with intellectual disabilities published open access. @peterlangdon.bsky.social @profhastings.bsky.social professor ian maidment & Dr. Olivia hewitt.
#deprescribing #pharmacists
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Deprescribing Psychotropic Medicines in People with Intellectual Disabilities Psychotropic medicines are sometimes inappropriately prescribed for individuals with intellectual disabilities without a clinical diagnosis of a mental illness, increasing risks of side effects and...

Full article: Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Deprescribing Psychotropic Medicines in People with Intellectual Disabilities www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Institute Manager - Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) at University of Birmingham Apply for the Institute Manager - Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) job on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for professional services positions in higher education.

We are looking for a manager for our Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) @unibirmingham.bsky.social

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNL377/i...

Specialist Psychiatric Bed Utilisation by People With Intellectual Disabilities and Autistic People: A Time‐Series Analysis Using the English Assuring Transformation Dataset Background Using nationally available anonymised and aggregated English data, we examined specialist and nonspecialist psychiatric bed utilisation by people with intellectual disabilities and/or aut...

Specialist Psychiatric Bed Utilisation by People With Intellectual Disabilities and Autistic People: A Time-Series Analysis Using the English Assuring Transformation Dataset doi.org/10.1111/jir.... @stat-pt.bsky.social

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is deeply concerned about the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families during political violence and military conflicts.

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) has released a Policy Position Statement about the use of unevidenced interventions and policies with people with developmental disabilities.

Factors Associated With Length of Hospital Stay for Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients With Intellectual Disabilities Introduction The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with length of stay within a psychiatric hospital for patients with intellectual disabilities who have a forensic history. Meth.....

Factors Associated With Length of Hospital Stay for Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients With Intellectual Disabilities - McKenna - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the School of Social Policy and Society Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the School of Social Policy and Society, University of Birmingham

We have a funded PhD studentship focused upon developing effective NHS care pathways for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who encounter criminal justice. More here: tinyurl.com/4485vu4h Questions? Email: P.Langdon@bham.ac.uk

Empowering voices: @peterlangdon.bsky.social and colleagues on inclusive research for people with Learning Disabilities.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Gary Boulet and I are the keynotes today for the Midlands Learning Disability and Autism Research event. Our talk is on the contribution people with learning disabilities make to research; as participants, advisors & as research leaders.

Hayley Crawford talking about annual health checks for children and young people with intellectual disabilities

John Glasby telling us about IMPACT!

And here is a link to the parental blame project: www.wm-adass.org.uk/improvement/...