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Esteves, Jeffrey; Perry, Adrienne; Spiegel, Rebecca; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Challenging behaviors are common in individuals with developmental disabilities and pose significant challenges to their well-being and that of their families and communities. Method: We explored the occurrence and predictors of self-injurious behavior and aggressive/destructive behavior in 372 Canadian youths (aged 4-20 years) with…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Incidence, Behavior Problems, Aggression
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Guikas, Ioanna; Morin, Diane – Canadian Journal of Education, 2021
Interactions between staff and individuals with intellectual disability have been shown to influence the development or maintenance of challenging behaviours among the latter. Given the implications of these observations, the present study sought to describe special education teachers' responses to challenging behaviours displayed by their pupils.…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Intellectual Disability
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Laermans, P.; Morisse, F.; Lombardi, M.; Gérard, S.; Vandevelde, S.; de Kuijper, G.; Audenaert, K.; Claes, C. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Adults with intellectual disabilities have an increased vulnerability to mental health problems and challenging behaviour. In addition to psychotherapeutic or psychoeducational methods, off-label pharmacotherapy, is a commonly used treatment modality. Objective: The aim of this study was to establish evidence-based guideline…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy, Behavior Problems
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Frohlich, Jona R.; Goegan, Lauren D.; Daniels, Lia M. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2020
More students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) are being taught within the regular education classroom than ever before even though children with these disorders often require additional educational supports. Therefore, it is critical that teachers understand the challenges experienced by these…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Students with Disabilities
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Bartlett, Nadine A.; Ellis, Taylor Floyd – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2021
Information about the use of physical restraint, seclusion, and time-out rooms in Canadian schools has primarily been anecdotal (media reports and anonymous survey data) due to uneven and non-existent mandates for reporting, transparency and public accountability. The absence of clearly articulated mandates to provide written documentation and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Discipline Policy, Punishment, Behavior Problems
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Déry, Michèle; Temcheff, Caroline E.; Poirier, Martine; Boutin, Stéphanie; Lapalme, Mélanie; Lemieux, Annie – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
Elementary public schools remain the most common venues for addressing children's severe conduct problems. Nevertheless, very few longitudinal studies have examined association between receiving psychoeducational services for conduct problems in school and subsequent conduct problem severity. This study explored if psychoeducational service…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems, Psychoeducational Methods, School Psychology
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Gustina Giordano; Katja Kathol; Tara Flanagan – McGill Journal of Education, 2024
This study explored the changes in routine and emotional themes experienced by families of children with learning differences or disabilities due to mandatory school closures during COVID-19 in Québec, Canada. A questionnaire was used to compare the family routines of 21 participants before and after the school closures. The study's findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, COVID-19, Pandemics
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McVey, Alana J.; Liu, Quinn; Bedford, Saashi A.; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Szatmari, Peter; Smith, Isabel M.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bennett, Teresa; Duku, Eric; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Georgiades, Stelios; Kerns, Connor M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Research regarding autistic children's sibling relationship quality is mixed, although some literature suggests poorer quality compared to children with other disabilities or who are neurotypical. Little is known about how the clinical characteristics of autistic children relate to parent perceptions of sibling relationship quality. We drew data…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Parent Attitudes, Sibling Relationship, Children
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2017
This fact sheet reports on inclusive education and students with special needs in British Columbia, including changes to the composition of students with special needs in public schools, cuts to specialist teaching positions, and graduation rates for students with special needs.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Disabilities, Public Schools
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Bartlett, Nadine; Ellis, Taylor Floyd – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2021
The intended purpose of physical restraint, seclusion, and time-out rooms in schools is to intervene in a crisis when the behaviour of a student poses an immediate or imminent, and significant threat to physical safety. While the use of physical restraint, seclusion, and time-out rooms is intended to provide protection from immediate physical…
Descriptors: Punishment, Discipline, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
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McLennan, John D.; Bahadur, Alexander; Cobigo, Virginie; Hrycko, Sophia; Fulford, Casey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: There is a lack of information about cross-sector service use by children with developmental disabilities despite their need for services from multiple sectors. Methods: Responses to service use questions from a parent-completed survey on school-aged children who attended clinics specific for those with developmental disabilities at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Meetings
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Ncube, B. L.; Perry, A.; Weiss, J. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Research examining the quality of life (QoL) of children with severe developmental disabilities (SDD) is limited. The present study examines parent perceptions of child QoL in children with SDD compared with typically developing (TD) children and then examines predictors of QoL for the SDD group. Method: Parents of 246 children with…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Quality of Life
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Labelle, Fannie; Béliveau, Marie-Julie; Jauvin, Karine; Akzam-Ouellette, Marc-Antoine – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
Intellectual impairments in preschoolers have been widely studied. A regularity that emerges is that children's intellectual impairments have an important impact on later adjustments in life. However, few studies have looked at the intellectual profiles of young psychiatric outpatients. This study aimed to describe the intelligence profile of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Referral, Intelligence Quotient, Intellectual Disability
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Lee, Vivian; Duku, Eric; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bennett, Teresa; Szatmari, Peter; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Kerns, Connor; Mirenda, Pat; Smith, Isabel M.; Ungar, Wendy J.; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Volden, Joanne; Waddell, Charlotte; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Thompson, Ann; Georgiades, Stelios – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Temperament is a construct that is relatively stable over time but varies between individuals. Research suggests that children with autism spectrum disorder have a 'reactive' temperament profile when compared to peers with or without disabilities. However, our understanding of how temperament varies within children with autism and how it relates…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Severity (of Disability), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Problems
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Don, Anna; O'Byrne, Patrick – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Children with intellectual disability experience a higher prevalence of dental disease, obesity, challenging behaviours, and mental health disorders compared to children without intellectual disability. Children with intellectual disability concurrently face health and social service navigational barriers that are associated with unresolved health…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Child Health, Behavior Problems
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