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Direct linkSittiprapaporn, Wichian, Ed. – InTech, 2012
Learning disability is a classification that includes several disorders in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical manner. Depending on the type and severity of the disability, interventions may be used to help the individual learn strategies that will foster future success. Some interventions can be quite simplistic, while others are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities
Romer, Lyle T.; Schoenberg, Beth – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
The staff of an apartment-based residential support program was taught to use behavior interruption strategies to elicit requesting functions from two women with deaf-blindness and developmental disabilities. Results found the strategies to be both quickly assimilated by the staff and effective in increasing request rates from the subjects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
People-To-People Committee for the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
This directory provides details on 100 agencies and organizations which provide services and information concerning the disabled. Listed in alphabetical order by name of organization, each citation includes the organization's address, officers, and publications. The organization, purpose, and principal programs are briefly described. Also listed…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Human Services, Information Sources
Meyers, Abbey S. – 1984
The booklet is intended to provide an overview of Tourette Syndrome, (TS), a neurological movement disorder characterized by multiple involuntary tics, uncontrollable vocalizations, and a range of behavior problems including attention deficit and hyperactivity. Typical characteristics of TS are described along with information on etiology,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Techniques, Developmental Disabilities
Duker, Peter; Didden, Robert; Sigafoos, Jeff – PRO-ED, Inc., 2004
This useful new book focuses on how to teach adaptive skills to individuals with developmental disabilities. You'll also learn how to manage problem behaviors that often occur during adaptive skill training. This book is ideal for special education teachers, behavioral specialists, and for use in graduate and undergraduate special education…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Developmental Disabilities
Project PLANTWORK: A Horticulture Employment Initiative for Workers with Developmental Disabilities.
Download full textNational Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. – 1986
Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Westerfield, Judy; Williams, Carolyn – 1983
A program created to help mentally retarded adults move from a state facility to an independent living situation in Jackson, Mississippi, is described. The three stages of the program are outlined as follows: (1) new clients are housed in a cluster unit of apartments close to staff housing, during which time they are assessed according to the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
Odom, Samuel L., Ed.; Horner, Robert H., Ed.; Snell, Martha E., Ed.; Blacher, Jan, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and behavior; and effective educational and clinical practices. Leading authorities analyze what works in intervening with diverse children and families, from infancy…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Public Policy, Research Methodology, Race
Paul, Rhea, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The last 25 years have witnessed an explosion of research at the intersection of typical language development and child language disorders. A pioneer in bringing these fields of study together is Robin S. Chapman, Emerita, University of Wisconsin. This contributed volume honors her with chapters written by former students and colleagues, who track…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Comprehension, Language Impairments
