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Identifying Empirically Supported Treatments for Pica in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Hagopian, Louis P.; Rooker, Griffin W.; Rolider, Natalie U. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of the current study was to critically examine the existing literature on the treatment of pica displayed by individuals with intellectual disabilities. Criteria for empirically supported treatments as described by Divisions 12 and 16 of APA, and adapted for studies employing single-case designs were used to review this body of…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Mental Retardation, Therapy, Behavior Modification
Facial Emotion Recognition in Child Psychiatry: A Systematic Review
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Collin, Lisa; Bindra, Jasmeet; Raju, Monika; Gillberg, Christopher; Minnis, Helen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This review focuses on facial affect (emotion) recognition in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders other than autism. A systematic search, using PRISMA guidelines, was conducted to identify original articles published prior to October 2011 pertaining to face recognition tasks in case-control studies. Used in the qualitative…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Nonverbal Communication, Schizophrenia
The Relationship between the Severity of Eating Problems and Intellectual Developmental Deficit Level
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Gal, Eynat; Hardal-Nasser, Reem; Engel-Yeger, Batya – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Nutrition, essential in the daily living functions promoting life quality of persons with intellectual developmental deficits (IDD), is adversely affected by the highly prevalent eating problems in these persons. The current study explores the characteristics of eating problems in population of children with intellectual developmental disorders.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Severe Mental Retardation
Survey on Dysfunctional Eating Behavior in Adult Persons with Intellectual Disability Living in the Community
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Hove, Oddbjorn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
Prevalence of dysfunctional eating behavior was investigated in 311 adult persons with mental retardation living in the West Coast of Norway. Reports from a questionnaire filled out by health workers were used as observational data. The main finding was that 64.3% of the clients showed indices of dysfunctional eating behavior. The five most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Eating Disorders, Adults
Cutoff Scores, Norms and Patterns of Feeding Problems for the Screening Tool of fEeding Problems (STEP) for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Matson, Johnny L.; Fodstad, Jill C.; Boisjoli, Jessica A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Independent living is a goal for everyone, but often persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) have major challenges in this respect. In fact, deficits in daily living skills are a hallmark of the condition. One of the most serious and potentially problematic of the independent living skills is difficulties or irregularities in eating. These…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Disabilities, Norms, Daily Living Skills
Atypical Behaviors in Children with Autism and Children with a History of Language Impairment
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Dominick, Kelli C.; Davis, Naomi Ornstein; Lainhart, Janet; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Folstein, Susan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The frequency, course, and inter-relationships of atypical eating, sleeping, self-injurious behavior, aggression and temper tantrums in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment (HLI), was investigated using a parent interview that was created to examine these problem behaviors. The relationships between these…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Sleep, Self Destructive Behavior, Language Aptitude