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Trine Lise Bakken; Bodil Ellingsen – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Sheltered work and leisure activities were locked down in at the Signo centre in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Signo centre is a Norwegian national centre for adults with multiple, complex needs, including severe sensory loss/impairments. Tension and uncertainty rapidly spread among relatives and workers. To explore the impacts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Multiple Disabilities, COVID-19
Roselyne Bulonza; Kim Watkins; Richard Parsons; Bruce Sunderland; Andrew Whitehouse; Rima Caccetta – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
There is a significant variability in the prevalence of psychotropic medication use among young autistic persons worldwide and this is under-studied in Australia. Apart from risperidone, approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to manage challenging behaviour, the appropriateness of other psychotropic medications prescribed to young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Multiple Disabilities, Children
Femmianne Bredewold; Simon van der Weele – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Researching the perspectives of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) presents complexity and uncertainty. Traditional research often prioritises rational, objectivist methods, which may overlook this complexity. Aims: This study aimed to develop methodological cues for researchers studying the perspectives…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Cues, Family Influence, Caregivers
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
Ilse Harmina Zaal-Schuller; K. Kruithof; M. Hoogsteyns; A.M. Nieuwenhuijse; D.L. Willems; S.A. Huisman – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Patients with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) cannot clearly express themselves. Therefore, tacit knowledge (TK) is crucial in caring for individuals with PIMD, while it possibly also plays a significant role in medical consultations. Method: A qualitative inductive, thematic analysis was performed of 14…
Descriptors: Patients, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Knowledge Level
Jakub Niedbalski – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction/background: This study aims to determine the impact of a person with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities on peer relationships of their siblings. Methods: Information obtained from typically developing siblings of individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities served as research material for this study.…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Siblings
Jakub Niedbalski – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: The aim of this study was to establish the perceived quality of life in twin siblings of individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) living in Poland. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with siblings of people with PMID. The interviews were subjected to thematic analysis according to grounded…
Descriptors: Twins, Quality of Life, Siblings, Severe Intellectual Disability
Elena Martinez-Cayuelas; Beatriz Moreno-Vinués; Isabel Pérez-Sebastián; Teresa Gavela-Pérez; Genoveva Del Rio-Camacho; Carmen Garcés; Leandro Soriano-Guillén – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Sleep problems are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and have a range of causes, including circadian rhythm misalignment. However, little is known about sleep in autistic children with co-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A cross-sectional descriptive and analytic study was conducted in 87 autistic children and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Adolescents
Anna Rensfeldt Flink; Sofia Wallin; Johanna Larsson; Ellen Westling; Jakob Åsberg Johnels – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
This mixed methods survey study aims to investigate school staff's perspectives on using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with students with the most severe disabilities in Swedish school settings. The study employed a convergent mixed methods design, where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Personnel, Attitudes, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Kasper Kruithof; Maartje Hoogsteyns; Ilse Zaal-Schuller; Sylvia Huisman; Dick Willems; Appolonia Nieuwenhuijse – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Parents' tacit knowledge plays an important role in the care of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). As little is known about its nature and use, we aimed to explore this parental tacit knowledge. Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with parents (n = 11) about their tacit knowledge of their…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Knowledge Level, Children
Marie Matérne; Marie Holmefur – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Introduction: There is little research regarding quality of health care for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), who often are represented by their relatives, because of their limited communication. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and perspectives of relatives regarding healthcare services for adults…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Jane Margrete Askeland Hellerud; Catherine Anne Nicole Lorentzen; Arvid Nikolai Kildahl; Kjell Ivar Øvergård; Sissel Berge Helverschou – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Autistic people with co-occurring intellectual disability have a high risk of mental disorders. This study aimed to investigate specialized mental health services for this group, emphasizing inpatient/outpatient treatment, patient characteristics, interventions, and outcomes. Methods: The current study used data from a Norwegian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Yusuke Kusumi – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2024
This study reconsidered educational materials by analyzing educators' opinions regarding handmade manipulative materials (HMMs) for children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in Japan. Instead of concurring with the view that educational materials are static and inert products, the author adopted an agential realist perspective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manipulative Materials, Students with Disabilities, Educational Practices
Yi-Fan Li; Chih-Tsen Liu; Yingying Zhao – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Self-determination has been a primary focus of efforts to enhance quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Learning self-determination enables individuals to assume greater responsibility and control in their lives. The primary causal agency perspective on self-determination highlights the importance of learning self-determination for…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Learning Experience, Adult Learning, Severe Disabilities
Željka Nikolaševic; Karolina Cuckovic; Ksenija Gebauer-Bukurov; Vojislava Bugarski Ignjatovic – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: Multiple disabilities represent separate entities that cannot be reduced to the sum of disabilities or the main disability. This study compared the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents with multiple disabilities and those with one developmental disability. We further assessed how comorbidities and…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Children, Adolescents
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