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Kim, Taehoon; Choi, Soyoung; Lee, Jun-Young – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: Research outcomes on intellectual development and related disabilities in North Korea are not widely known. Therefore, the current scoping review aimed to provide preliminary insight on research topics concerning intellectual disabilities in North Korea. Method: A six-stage framework for scoping review was adopted to examine research…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Trend Analysis, Research
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Fleming, Padraic; McGilloway, Sinead; Barry, Sarah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Day services for people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing a global paradigm shift towards innovative person-centred models of care. This study maps changing trends in day service utilization to highlight how policy, emergent patterns and demographic trends influence service delivery. Methods: National intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Intellectual Disability, Trend Analysis
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Tøssebro, Jan; Midjo, Turid; Paulsen, Veronika; Berg, Berit – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This study addresses children of parents with intellectual disability in Norway. The aim was to examine: (i) the impact of definitions of intellectual disability on prevalence, (ii) whether numbers were increasing, (iii) the prevalence of motherhood and fatherhood and (iv) rates of lost custody. Methods: Analyses of national registers…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Municipalities
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Pixa-Kettner, Ursula – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: A nationwide questionnaire survey conducted in Germany in 2005 found 1584 families headed by persons with intellectual disability with 2164 adults becoming parents between 1990 and 2005. Materials and Methods: In spite of a lower response rate and a more limited time frame compared with a previous study undertaken in the early 1990s…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Parents with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Fombonne, Eric – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
This article reviews epidemiological studies of autism and related disorders. Study designs and sample characteristics are summarized. Currently, conservative prevalence estimates are: 13/10000 for autistic disorder, 21/10000 for pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified, 2.6/10000 for Asperger disorder, and 2/100000 for childhood…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Epidemiology, Literature Reviews