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Brain Reserve Theory: Are Adults with Intellectual Disability More Vulnerable to Age than Peers with Typical Development?
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Zemach, Moran; Vakil, Eli; Lifshitz, Hefziba – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Life expectancy is on rise and the intriguing question is: When does cognitive decline occur among adults with intellectual disability, compared to adults with typical development? This cross-sectional study examined cognitive performance of crystallised/fluid intelligence, working and long-term memory of adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Learning
Cognitive Profile of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities from Indigenous Communities in Ontario, Canada
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Goyal, Shashi; Temple, Valerie; Sawanas, Christine; Brown, Dawn – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Interpreting cognitive assessment results for individuals from indigenous communities can be complex. Factors such as culture, language, and education may influence results. Although there is research regarding the cognitive assessment of typically functioning individuals from indigenous communities there is limited information on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Canada Natives
Inhibition, Shifting and Updating in Relation to Psychometric Intelligence across Ability Groups in the Psychiatric Population
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Biesmans, K. E.; Aken, L.; Frunt, E. M. J.; Wingbermühle, P. A. M.; Egger, J. I. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2019
Background: Assessment of intelligence and executive function (EF) is common in complex neuropsychiatric practice. Although previous studies have shown that EF and intelligence are related, it is unknown whether these constructs relate to one another in a similar manner across different ability groups (mild intellectual disability, borderline…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Executive Function, Psychiatry, Correlation
Impact of Severe Intellectual Disability on Proxy Instrumental Assessment of Quality of Life
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Bertelli, Marco O.; Bianco, Annamaria; Rossi, Andrea; Mancini, Michele; La Malfa, Giampaolo; Brown, Ivan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Proxy quality of life (QoL) evaluation has been reported to be influenced by many factors. The present study was designed to investigate the impact that the presence of severe intellectual disability (ID) may have on proxy attribution of QoL in the instrumental assessment. Methods: The "other person" form (proxy…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Impact of Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, and Histories of Abuse on Adaptive Functioning Deficits in Adolescents with Intellectual Impairment
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McCarthy, James B.; Bahi, Frances; Welson, Reed J.; Liberta, Taylor; Lipner, Lauren; Eff, Henry; Band, Jared; Barbot, Baptiste – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: There is no study to date that has examined the association between history of abuse and adaptive functioning deficits in youth with co-occurring and psychotic disorders or mood disorders. Method: This study used a retrospective chart review of 98 youth under the age of 18 (Mean age = 16.06 years) with co-occurring intellectual…
Descriptors: Correlation, Psychosis, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity