Breast Cancer, General, Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology 

Going for breast screening can be worrying. For women with learning disabilities there is the added fear of not understanding what is happening.Feelings, information and consent are all addressed in this book. Ideally, it should be used to prepare women with learning disabilities before they go for breast screening (a mammogram), for further breast screening tests or to increase their general breast awareness.In the first story, Beth experiences a series of events including:receiving an invitation letter for screening, deciding whether to gohaving the mammogram and getting the results. The second story shows what what happens to Beth when she is recalled for further tests. Lastly, another woman demonstrates how to be aware of changes in one's own breasts.This book is invaluable to supporters and carers, to health and social services staff who provide support for women with learning difficulties and for staff who work in the screening programme.There is a complimentary title about cervical screening, Keeping Healthy 'Down Below', and an equivalent title for men, Looking After My Balls.'The excellent Books Beyond Words series encourages client empowerment in a dynamic way.'- British Journal of Learning Disabilities What are Books Beyond Words? Few picture books are available for adults and adolescents who cannot read or who have difficulty reading. Fewer still provide information and address the emotional aspects of difficult events like the Books Beyond Words series. Each specially commissioned book actively addresses the problems of understanding that people with learning and communication difficulties experience. The stories are told through colour pictures that include mime and body language, to communicate simple, explicit messages. These help 'readers' to cope with emotions and events such as going to the doctor, bereavement, sexual abuse and depression. People with learning disabilities trial every single picture before publication to ensure they can be readily understood. Supporting text and guidelines are given at the back of each book. The authors are all experts in their fields. Lists of resources and helpful organisations are provided where appropriate. 'This series has established the highest reputation for tackling complex and difficult issues, clearly, compassionately and with considerable skill.' - Viewpoint (Mencap) 'Books Beyond Words offer a useful resource for prompting discussion on a variety of issues.' - Communication Who should use Books Beyond Words? Books Beyond Words can be used by: Anyone who understands pictures better than words. People with learning or communication difficulties. People with literacy problems. People for whom English is a second language when an interpreter is not available. Anyone who speaks a different language. Relatives, friends, supporters and advocates. Teachers, social workers, health and legal professionals, police officers. 'These books are powerful interpretive tools for anyone who works with people with developmental disabilities' - Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 'The acid test for these publications has to be whether or not one would find them useful in clinical practice... my own answer would be an unequivocal 'Yes'.' - Journal of Intellectual Disability ResearchBy telling the whole story in pictures, Books Beyond Words titles help people to prepare for an event or to deal with something that has happened. Also available:Food ... Fun, Healthy and Safe (Books Beyond Words) - ISBN 1901242951Finding the Evidence, 2nd Edition - ISBN 1901242684 - from Amzon