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An Independent Investigation of the Utility of the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ) within a Community Learning Disability Team
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Stirk, Steven; Field, Bryony; Black, Jessica – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ) has been shown to have high sensitivity and specificity to identify those who are likely to meet intellectual disability diagnostic criteria (McKenzie, et al. [McKenzie K., 2015]). However, there is no independent research to date to support these findings. Materials and Methods:…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Diagnostic Tests
Sleep Disturbances, Behavioural Problems and Adaptive Skills in Children with Down's Syndrome
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Kelmanson, Igor A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The study was performed in St. Petersburg in 2015 and comprised 34 children with diagnosed Down's syndrome (DS) aged 9-15 (mean 11) years (17 boys, 17 girls) who attended special schools. Control group was made up of 34 clinically healthy normal intelligence schoolchildren matched for age, sex and geographical distribution. The mothers were…
Descriptors: Sleep, Down Syndrome, Scores, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnosing Intellectual Disability in a Forensic Sample: Gender and Age Effects on the Relationship between Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning
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Hayes, Susan C. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2005
Background: The relationship between adaptive behaviour and cognitive functioning in offenders with intellectual disabilities is not well researched. This study aims to examine gender and age effects on the relationship between these two areas of functioning. Method: The "Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales" (VABS) and the "Kaufman…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Test Results, Males, Intelligence Tests
Supplement to the Manual for the Public School Version of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale 1974 Revision. Field Study of the Efficacy of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale-Public School Version. Substudy 1 of 5.
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Lambert, Nadine M. – 1977
Adaptive behavior is defined as the degree to which individuals are able to function and maintain themselves independently, and meet the culturally imposed demands of personal an social responsibility. In 1969, the American Association on Mental Deficiency sponsored the development of the Adaptive Behavior Scale to provide a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Planning