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Lessons for the Care of People with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour

This briefing discusses research from UCL which shows that behavioural therapy known as Applied Behavioural Analysis can reduce challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities, and furthermore is cost-neutral.