Diana Kerr has worked for many years as practitioner, educator, trainer and researcher in the fields of dementia and learning disability. She runs numerous courses on learning disability and dementia for voluntary, statutory and private providers, as well as for carers. She is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

• Introduction. 1. What is a Learning Disability? 2. What is Dementia? 3. Getting a Diagnosis. 4. Working with Different Realities. 5. Maintaining Good Communication. 6. Therapeutic Interventions. 7. Challenging Behaviour. 8. Responding to the Pain Needs of People with a Learning Disability and Dementia. 9. The Experiences and Needs of Peers. 10. Supporting People to Eat Well. 11. Creating Supportive Physical Environments. 12. The Role of Technology. 13. Late and End Stage Care. 14. Issues and Concerns for Relatives. 15. Some Issues in Relation to Medication. 16. Models of Care. A Plea for the Future. References. Subject index. Author index.

The chapters are informative, well written and clearly structed, each with a summary paragraph so clinicians can decide if it's a relevant read...I really enjoyed this book. I learnt a great deal and am sure other clinicians new to this area will too.