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Predicting Good Active Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Supported Accommodation Services: Key Messages for Providers, Consumers and Regulators
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Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: There is strong evidence about the effectiveness of Active Support. Recent research has established predictors of good Active Support as staff training, practice leadership, and service setting size. This paper explores features of organisational leadership and structures predictive of Active Support. Methods: Multilevel modelling with…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Residential Programs
Does "N"-Acetylcysteine Improve Behaviour in Children with Autism?: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Effects of "N"-Acetylcysteine
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Dean, Olivia M.; Gray, Kylie; Dodd, Seetal; Villagonzalo, Kristi-Ann; Brown, Ellie; Tonge, Bruce; Berk, Michael; Byrne, Linda K. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Traditional treatment for the behavioural symptoms in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remains unsatisfactory. There is an urgent need for new, biologically relevant therapies that target both the core and comorbid symptoms that children may experience. This article builds on research previously published by the authors. Method: We…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Children
Implementation of Active Support over Time in Australia
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Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research indicates the value of active support in achieving good outcomes across a number of quality of life domains for people with intellectual disabilities. However, implementation is not easy, and little research has explored why. We aimed to identify some of the factors that impact on implementation of active support in supported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Staff Development
How Is Challenging Behaviour Associated with Depression in Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder?
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
The association between aberrant behaviour and depression was examined in a sample of 150 young males with Autism Spectrum Disorder via parent ratings on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) and the Major Depressive Disorder subscale of the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (CASI-4-D). Although several subscales of the ABC were significantly…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Depression (Psychology), Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders