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Noémie Lacombe; Thierry Dias; Geneviève Petitpierre – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The gestures produced by children with intellectual disability (ID) in spatial tasks are rarely considered, although they have a supporting role in the formation of thought. In this research study, we analyzed the number of gestures, the type of gestures, and their role in the expression of knowledge of students with ID. Twenty students (12-17…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Adolescents
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Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Barata, Paula C.; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; Newby-Clark, Ian; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This parallel group randomized controlled trial tested effectiveness of the Let's Talk About Pain training on respite workers' (RW) pain-related knowledge and feasibility-confidence-skill ratings using between-group and within-group analyses. Fourteen children's respite organizations were randomized to pain or control training. Participants…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Pain, Training
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Kidd, Sharon A.; Raspa, Melissa; Clark, Renée; Usrey-Roos, Holly; Wheeler, Anne C.; Liu, Jessica A.; Wylie, Amanda; Sherman, Stephanie L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
The objectives were to describe the demographic characteristics of children with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and to determine predictors of attendance at Fragile X (FX) clinics. Findings from the Community Support Network (CSN) and Our Fragile X World (OFXW) samples showed that children who attended FX Clinics were mostly male, high-school aged or…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Predictor Variables, Individual Characteristics, Participation