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Transition to Adulthood of Adolescents with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Content Validation of the SGU-PIMD to Support Families
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Luitwieler, Nicole; Luijkx, Jorien; Stege, Heleen A.; Grootoonk, Anneke; Schans, Cees P.; Putten, Annette A. J.; Waninge, Aly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: For families with adolescent children, the transition to adulthood is usually challenging. This period may be extra demanding for families with a child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities due to the child's strong and persistent support needs. To support these families during this phase and to facilitate the transition…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Family Role, Severe Intellectual Disability
The Construct Validity and Reliability of the Motor Development List for the Assessment of Motor Skills in Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: The Next Step?
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Wessels, Marleen D.; Van Assen, Arjen A. G.; Post, Wendy J.; Van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: There are no psychometrically validated instruments available to measure motor skills of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). In this study, the construct validity and reliability (Rho) of the Motor Development List for children with PIMD (MDL-PIMD), a proxy-reported measure, was investigated. Methods:…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Test Validity
Measuring Special Education Teachers' Attitudes towards Students with Multiple Disabilities
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Adile Emel Sardohan Yildirim; Bilal Baris Alkan; Rabia Bayindir – South African Journal of Education, 2023
With this quantitative study we aimed to develop a scale that could be used to assess the attitudes of special education needs (SEN) teachers towards students with multiple disabilities. The scale was tested in 2 stages using 2 different samples. Firstly, the scale was administered to a convenience sample of 215 teachers. For the first study, the…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities
Validity of an Instrument That Assesses Functional Abilities in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Look What I Can Do!
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Wessels, Marleen D.; Paap, Muirne C. S.; Van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Research about the psychometric properties of the Behavioural Appraisal Scales (BAS) in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is limited. This study evaluates invariance in factor structure, item bias and convergent validity of the BAS. Methods: Data on the BAS from two studies (n = 25; n = 52) were…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Ability Identification, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Dementia in People with Severe/Profound Intellectual (and Multiple) Disabilities: Applicability of Items in Dementia Screening Instruments for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wissing, Maureen B. G.; Dijkstra, Roos; van der Wal, Ina A.; Grootendorst, Esther S.; Hobbelen, Johannes S.M.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; De Deyn, Peter P.; Waninge, Aly; Dekker, Alain D. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Diagnosing dementia in people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D) is complex. Whereas existing dementia screening instruments as a whole are unsuitable for this population, a number of individual items may apply. Therefore, this study aimed to identify applicable items in existing dementia…
Descriptors: Dementia, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Screening Tests
Arabic Version of the Arc's Self-Determination Scale for Saudi Female Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, and Multiple Disabilities
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Alsuhaibani, Aseel S.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Graff, Heidi J.; Duke, Jodi M. – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2021
There is limited recognition of the concept of self-determination in Middle Eastern cultures. Consequently, there are no adapted measures of self-determination for Arabic adolescents with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, or multiple disabilities (intellectual disability and physical impairment). The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Determination, Females, Adolescents