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An understanding of the nature of intellectual disability is essential for health care professionals, who are required to support equal access to their services for all disabled people.
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Books Beyond Words: Telling the Whole Story
in Pictures
In Hug Me Touch Me, Janet is rejected when she wants someone to hug her, because she always picks the wrong person. She learns when she can and can’t hug and touch people. The following pictures show how she talks to her supporter and is helped by her to establish some friendships:
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This site was developed as a collaboration between the Down's Syndrome Association and the Division of Mental Health at St George's, University of London, with financial support from GUS Charitable trust and the Department of Health in England.