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How to manage behaviour that challenges and prevent it happening

When people with learning disabilities show behaviour that challenges, nurses should try to understand why it is happening and explore ways to divert from it
Posted 22 May 2024 - 00:01
A teenage boy screaming: screaming is among the behaviours that challenge in adults or children with learning disabilities and/or autism
 
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