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Development and Evaluation of the Active Treatment Client Rights Checklist.
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Gross, Edward J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study describes the development of the Active Treatment Client Rights checklist (ATCR), which was designed to facilitate the assessment, monitoring, and implementation of readily observable client active treatment services for adults with developmental disabilities. The ATCR was found to be highly reliable, valid, and useful in enhancing…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
DSM-III Diagnoses Compared with Factor Structure of the Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults (PIMRA), in an Institutionalized, Mostly Severely Retarded Population.
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Linaker, Olav – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
The Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults was used to diagnose 163 mentally retarded institutionalized adults according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-III axis 1 categories. Nine factors were extracted which contained 49.3 percent of the data variance and categorized correctly 69.3 percent of the cases. Factors included…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances, Measures (Individuals)
Comparison and Item Analysis of the MESSY for Autistic and Normal Children.
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Matson, Johnny L.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Social skills and levels of inappropriate assertiveness/impulsiveness were assessed using the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters, with 17 autistic children (ages 2-21) and 17 matched nonautistic children. Significant differences in both appropriate and inappropriate social behaviors were found. Results suggest the importance of…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Autism, Basic Skills, Behavior Patterns