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Can Special Olympics Coaches Accurately Report on the Motor Competence of Children with Intellectual Disabilities?
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Hayley Kavanagh; Johann Issartel; Sarah Meegan; Mika Manninen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Motor competence is the ability to perform goal directed human movements in a co-ordinated, accurate and error free manner. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of coaches' perceptions of children's motor competence with their actual motor competence. Method: This study examined the motor competence of children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Motor Development, Norm Referenced Tests
Improving Quality of Life of Families Headed by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Children by Means of Assistive Social Robotics
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Suze van Wijngaarden; Marja W. Hodes; Leo Cardinaal; Mark Koning; Alice Schippers – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Families of parents with intellectual disabilities still face discrimination, stigma and inadequate support, placing them in vulnerable positions. Social assistive robotics offers promising support. This study investigates the possible impact of social assistive robotics on family quality of life (FQoL). Method: An inclusive, iterative…
Descriptors: Parents with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Bias
Using Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Public Stigma of Children with Disabilities: A Feasibility Study
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Hepperlen, Renee A.; Biggs, Jennifer; Mwandileya, Watson; Rabaey, Paula; Ngulube, Esther; Hearst, Mary O. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Public stigma, or negative community-held beliefs, about children with disabilities (CWDs) often leads to negative outcomes for CWD and their families. This study considers the effectiveness of four community-level interventions to reduce public stigma in two Lusaka, Zambia communities. Methods: This feasibility study describes four…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Programs
A Supporting Role: Mothers' Perceptions of Their Child's Developing Awareness of Down Syndrome
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Deakin, Karen; Jahoda, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Young people with Down syndrome and their families often contend with social stigma. The present study examined this issue from their mothers' perspective. Methods: An interpretative phenomenological approach (IPA) was used to explore mothers' perceptions of their child's developing awareness of their disability and associated social…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Children
Creating an Inclusive Society… How Close Are We in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder? A General Population Survey
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Dillenburger, Karola; McKerr, Lyn; Jordan, Julie Ann; Devine, Paula; Keenan, Mickey – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Children with autism spectrum disorder are increasingly educated in mainstream classrooms in the United Kingdom (Wilkinson & Twist, "Autism and Educational Assessment: UK Policy and Practice." NFER, Slough, 2010), and some employers are now specifically seeking out staff on the autism spectrum. Does that mean that we are…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Surveys, Children
Attribution Model of Stigma towards Children with Autism in Hong Kong
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Ling, Candy Y. M.; Mak, Winnie W. S.; Cheng, Janice N. S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Accounting for the effects of knowledge of and experience with autism, the relationships of cognitive attribution (perceived controllability), emotions (anger and sympathy), as well as helping and punitive behavioural intentions towards children with autism were examined. Based on the attribution model, mediating effects of anger and…
Descriptors: Autism, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Attitudes toward Disabilities