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Effects of the Attune & Stimulate-Checklist for Caregivers of People with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Doodeman, Tanja W. M.; Schuengel, Carlo; Sterkenburg, Paula S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Sensitive responsiveness is an important aspect in affect-regulation of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities. Aim: This randomized controlled trial evaluated the Attune & Stimulate-checklist, a tool for detecting subtle and idiosyncratic communicative behaviours and responding adequately. Methods: Effects on the…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication, Responses, Caregivers
Meaningful Moments of Interaction with People with Profound Intellectual Disabilities: Reflections from Direct Support Staff
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Penninga, Wieneke; Nijs, Sara L. P.; Bakel, Hedwig J. A.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background; High-quality, affective relationships are built on meaningful moments of interaction, which are challenging for support staff to establish with people with profound intellectual disabilities. Therefore, we explored what makes a moment of interaction meaningful to support staff and what circumstances facilitate meaningful moments of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Caregivers, Employees
The Importance of Supportive Relationships with General Practitioners, Hospitals and Pharmacists for Mothers Who 'Give Medicines' to Children with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disabilities
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Doyle, Carmel – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
A purposeful sample of 15 mothers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities participated in this hermeneutic phenomenological study through interviews and completion of a diary. The aim of the study was to explore mothers' lived experience of 'giving medicines' to children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities.…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Mothers, Drug Therapy, Children
Valuing Relationships: The Impact of a Sensory Program on the Interactions of Adolescents with Severe-to-Profound Intellectual Disabilities
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Yuile, Lauren Emily; Smidt, Andy; Quinlan, Sinead – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with severe-to-profound intellectual disabilities often lack meaningful interactions with others. Communication partners need to be skilled in identifying and responding to often-subtle behaviours. One method of facilitating interaction is the use of sensory-based stimuli. Method: This study measured the impact of sensory-based…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Interaction, Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship
Improving Social and Play Outcomes for Students with Significant Disabilities during Recess
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Amadi, Chelsea J.; Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Anderson, Eric J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
For students with autism, recess is often a missed opportunity to develop social competence and relationships. Although interventions have been developed to promote interactions and social skills for students with average or above-average intellectual functioning, there has been less focus on students with autism who have below-average…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Severe Intellectual Disability, Interaction
Musical Interaction with Children and Young People with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Scoping Review
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Johnels, Linn; Vehmas, Simo; Wilder, Jenny – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This scoping review addresses peer-reviewed research on musical interaction with children and young people with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD). Twenty-five articles published between the years 2000 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis was used to summarise and evaluate different features,…
Descriptors: Music, Interaction, Children, Youth
From Living to Lived and Being-With: Exploring the Interaction Styles of Children and Staff towards a Child with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities
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Simmons, Ben – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
'Profound and multiple learning disabilities' ('PMLD') is a term used in the UK to refer to children with extensive impairments to cognitive development. The majority of children with PMLD are taught in special schools where specialist interventions are deployed to help PMLD children progress through the preverbal stages of development. Despite…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Inclusion
In Search of a Novel Way to Analyze Early Communicative Behavior
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Dhondt, Ann; Van keer, Ines; Nijs, Sara; van der Putten, Annette; Maes, Bea – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
The aim of this study was to develop a coding scheme that enables researchers and practitioners to conduct a detailed analysis of the communicative behavior of young children with significant cognitive and motor developmental delays. Currently, there is a paucity of methods to do conduct such an analysis. For the study, video observations of three…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Developmental Delays, Physical Disabilities