Exploring the challenges for young people with learning disabilities when transitioning from child to adult services.

Why you should read this article: • To enhance your understanding of the main challenges associated with the transition from child to adult services • To refresh your knowledge of current transition guidance and how it applies to people with learning disabilities • To consider various strategies tha...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 12 - 20
Autor principal: O'Byrne, Jemma
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Dec2025
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          Intellectual Disability Nursing
          Transition to Adulthood
          Transitional Care Psychosocial Factors
          Children with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors
          Persons with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors
          Quality Improvement
          Program Implementation
          Family Psychosocial Factors
          Nurses Psychosocial Factors
          Patient Attitudes Evaluation
          Family Attitudes Evaluation
          Nurse Attitudes Evaluation
          Work Experiences Evaluation
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Social Work Service
          Nomenclature
          Child Health
          Education, Special
          Multidisciplinary Care Team
          Teamwork
          Continuity of Patient Care
          Health Services Accessibility
          Incidence
          National Health Programs
          United Kingdom
          National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
          Information Needs
          Practice Guidelines
          Caregivers Psychosocial Factors
          Transitional Care Education
          Nurses Education
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Why you should read this article: • To enhance your understanding of the main challenges associated with the transition from child to adult services • To refresh your knowledge of current transition guidance and how it applies to people with learning disabilities • To consider various strategies that you could use make the transition process smoother for young people and their families. The transition from child to adult healthcare services can be a stressful time for children and parents, especially for those with a learning disability, with transition processes being convoluted and time-consuming and often involving suboptimal communication between various healthcare teams. This article discusses the experience of transition for children with learning disabilities and explores some of the measures that are being implemented to improve this process, such as employing specialist transition nurses, commencing the transition process at a younger age, and standardising the terminology used by staff to reduce any ambiguity in transition processes.
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