Journals that introduce you to new ideas and explore what good practice looks like

Do you want to keep up to date with current good practice and research in your area of work?

Do you need to know more about the evidence base that informs support for children and adults with a learning disability and autism?

Subscribing to one of our journals is a cost effective way to support your continuous professional development and to share information with colleagues and friends.

All of BILD's journals are now available in print or online. BILD publishes three journals:

Good Autism Practice (GAP)
The International Journal of Positive Behaviour Support
The SLD Experience

The British Journal of Learning Disabilities (BJLD) and The Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (JARID) are available as free subscription choices for BILD members.

We also publish a monthly information service called the BILD Current Awareness Service or CAS for short. This keeps you up to date with what is happening in the field of learning disabilities.

How to subscribe

Details of how to subscribe are on each journal's information page. If you have any questions, please contact the journals administrator on 01562 723015 or email p.mazurek@bild.org.uk

Submitting papers for publication

Details about submitting a paper for publication can be found on each journal's information page.

Good Autism Practice

Do you work or live with a child or adult with an autistic spectrum condition? If so, Good Autism Practice is for you. This is the first journal dedicated solely to promoting good practice in supporting children and adults with autism and Asperger’s syndrome.

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International Journal of Positive Behaviour Support

A peer-reviewed publication that aims to define and promote good practice in relation to the use of postive behavioural support (PBS)
and demonstrate how PBS interventions can support people improve their quality of life, and result in reductions in the use of restrictive procedures.

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The SLD Experience

The SLD Experience is aimed at parents and practitioners working with and caring for children and young people with severe learning difficulties in mainstream and special schools.

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British Journal of Learning Disabilities

The British Journal of Learning Disabilities is an international peer-reviewed journal which aims to be the leading inter-disciplinary journal in the learning disability field.

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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

JARID, the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, is an international, peer-reviewed journal which draws together findings derived from original applied research in intellectual disabilities.

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The BILD Current Awareness Service (CAS)

A service that keeps readers up to date with everything new in learning disabilities.

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It's all in our catalogue

Download the BILD Publications and Journals catalogue

If you would like to be sent a printed copy call us on 01562 723020 or email t.tindell@bild.org.uk