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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children with Severe or Moderate Intellectual Disability: A Study Using the Diagnostic Interview Trauma, Stressors -- Severe/Moderate ID
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Annemieke Hoogstad; Liesbeth Mevissen; Robert Didden – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
No research has been conducted on PTSD manifestation in children with severe or moderate intellectual disability (SID; IQ 20-49) and no PTSD measurement instrument was available. This pilot explores the psychometric properties of a new diagnostic instrument to investigate trauma and to classify PTSD in children with SID. The Diagnostic Interview…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Children, Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
Sex Differences in Childhood Stuttering and Coexisting Developmental Disorders
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Patrick M. Briley; Sandra Merlo; Charles Ellis – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Stuttering and other developmental disorders are known to affect more male than female children. The present study compared: (1) stuttering prevalence in males and females at discrete ages and (2) prevalence of coexisting developmental disorders in male and female children who stutter (CWS). Data were obtained from the National Health Interview…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Stuttering, Comorbidity
Behavioral Strength and Difficulty Profiles among Children with Neurodisability
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Emily Gardiner; Anton R. Miller; Lucyna M. Lach – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2021
Background: Given the significant behavioral heterogeneity characterizing children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities (NDD/D), the current study examined whether cluster analysis could classify a diverse sample into more homogeneous subgroups. Aims: We first utilized cluster analysis to identify subgroups of children demonstrating…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Children, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Cluster Grouping
Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Mega-Review of the Literature
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Becky Crowe; Wendy Machalicek; Qi Wei; Christine Drew; Jay Ganz – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Establishing evidence- and research-based practices relies upon research synthesis of individual studies in reviews and meta analyses. Further summarizing scientific evidence about a specific topic by synthesizing reviews is an area of need to determine practices that have a strong evidence base and to identify areas of methodological weakness and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Children
The Challenge of Studying Interaction in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Play Activity with a Robotic Platform
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Paolo Meucci; Laura Zampini; Ambra Mara Giovannetti; Alice Quadraroli; Amanda Viola D'Arrigo; Daria Riva; Chiara Vago; Sara Bulgheroni; Francesca Cecchi; Irene Mannari; Francesco Paolo Falotico; Andrea Pratesi; Giovanni Passetti; Cecilia Laschi; Paolo Dario; Carlo Riva; Elisa Rossoni; Milda Cerniauskaite; Matilde Leonardi – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
The present study aimed to assess the validity of using a robotic platform (RODDI) to increase and enhance communicative exchanges between educators and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability. Nine children with ASD and intellectual disability and their educators took part in the study. Their communicative…
Descriptors: Robotics, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Daily Life and Challenges Faced by Households with Permanent Childhood Developmental Disability in Rural Tanzania -- A Qualitative Study
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Joëlle Castellani; Omari Kimbute; Charles Makasi; Zakayo E. Mrango; Aggie T. G. Paulus; Silvia M. A. A. Evers; Pip Hardy; Tony Sumner; Augusta Keiya; Borislava Mihaylova; Mohammad Abul Faiz; Melba Gomes – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Severe developmental disability in children affects the life of the child and entire household. We conducted a qualitative study to understand how caregivers manage severe developmental disabilities in children in rural Africa. Families and six children (out of 15 children) who had serious permanent sequelae from a cerebral infection in Handeni,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Daily Living Skills, Accessibility (for Disabled), Rural Areas