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Alanazi, Adel – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of sports activities on social skills and self-satisfaction in adults with intellectual disabilities by obtaining the perspective of their parents. A questionnaire was used to collect the viewpoints of parents with adult children who have an intellectual disability in sports facilities. This…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Self Efficacy, Adults
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Xiaoxue Yao; Chunling Liu; Weihao Xin; Xiaomeng Chen – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Although school engagement is crucial to child development, research on children with intellectual disabilities in mainstream schools is scant. This sequential, explanatory mixed-methods study examined the ways in and extent to which children with intellectual disabilities participate in mainstream school activities, as well the personal and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mainstreaming, Student Participation, Children
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Rajaraman, Adithyan; Austin, Jennifer L.; Gover, Holly C. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
"Promoting choice" is a defining value guiding Positive Behavior Support (PBS) models for serving individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). The ability to make independent choices is of paramount importance to self-advocacy and self-determination. Promoting choice is also an essential commitment of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Self Determination
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Monika Parchomiuk – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant consequences for all areas of human life. This particularly applies to people with intellectual disability (ID) whose functioning and living environment are associated with many specific risk factors. The review is to determine what difficulties and changes in the psychosocial functioning of people with ID…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Intellectual Disability, Barriers
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Isik, Meltem; Zorba, Erdal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: The effects of hemsball game skills development program on the motor proficiency level of children in the 12-16 age group with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities (ID) have been examined in this study. Method: A total of 50 (25 experimental group +25 control group) students, 23 of which had mild intellectual disabilities (ID)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
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Charitaki, Garyfalia; Soulis, Spyridon-Georgios; Alevriadou, Anastasia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Exploring the individual differences of the longitudinal growth of early numeracy (EN) in young children with Intellectual disabilities (IDs) prerequires the critical stage of exploring and validating the potential factor structure. Despite the fact that Relational Skills (RS), Counting Skills (CS) and Operations (O) are expected to constitute…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Young Children, Intellectual Disability
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Barman, Munmi; Jena, Ananta Kumar – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Interactive video-based instruction (IVBI) session was organized in day-care rehabilitation settings to provide training in acquiring new skills related to social skills development for targeted moderate intellectual disability (MID) population. The main objective is to inter-relate the effect of individual and collaborative interactive…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interpersonal Competence, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Sun, Xiaohui – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) face lifelong challenges in areas such as self-care, learning and socializing abilities. Having such individuals at home brings family caregivers extra stress, especially when support is insufficient. Because of the inadequacy of professional support available globally, the need to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family Role
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Kao, Ming-Sui; Wang, Chen-Hsuan – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Objectives: Upper limb motor dysfunction often occurs in individuals with intellectual disabilities, affecting their daily self-care abilities and employability. Therefore, enhancing their upper limb motor function could improve the quality of life. This study investigated the impact of Frisbee game course on the upper limb motor function of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Games, Vocational Education, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Bergmann, Thomas; Birkner, Joana; Sappok, Tanja; Schmidt, Maria – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often associated with intellectual disability (ID). ASD-specific group concepts usually focus on people on a high functioning level. The Autism-Competence-Group (AutCom) combines a psycho-educative approach with music and dance/movement interventions in adults with ASD and ID. AutCom includes 16 structured…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Adults
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Finn, Lori L. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) depend on caregivers to meet physical, emotional, and social needs. This makes relationships with caregivers particularly important to quality of life. Without intervention, social interactions may be limited and ineffective, affecting relationships with caregivers and thus quality of life for…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Chan, Jeffrey M.; Jimenez, Eliseo D. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: This study compared the effects of self-directed video prompting with error correction using an iPod Touch to least-to-most prompting on teaching vocational skills to two post-secondary students with moderate intellectual disabilities. Methods: Students were first taught to use the inPromptu mobile application on the iPod Touch. They…
Descriptors: Prompting, College Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Video Technology