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Learning New Relational Categories by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Typical Development and Children with Intellectual Disabilities: Effects of Comparison and Familiarity on Systematicity
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Hetzroni, O. E.; Hessler, M.; Shalahevich, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2019
Background: Systematicity principle, used during analogical reasoning, enables building up deeper abstract concepts as part of structure mapping. The purpose of this study was to investigate structure mapping processes that occur during acquisition of new relational categories and to identify the learning patterns and systematicity of children…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Suspension Rates of Students with Autism or Intellectual Disabilities in Maryland from 2004 to 2015
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Krezmien, M. P.; Travers, J. C.; Camacho, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2017
Background: Little research exists on suspension of students with autism or intellectual disabilities. We examined suspension rates of students with autism or intellectual disability in Maryland from 2004 to 2015 to understand whether race and disability status predicted the odds of being suspended. Method: We used school enrollment data and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Suspension
Initiating Joint Attention Use in Infants at High-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Brewe, A. M.; Reisinger, D. L.; Adlof, S. M.; Roberts, J. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Impairment in initiating joint attention (IJA) is associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, although it is unclear when impairments arise. Due to the early development of IJA use and late diagnosis of ASD, groups at high-risk of ASD, such as infants with an older sibling with ASD (ASIBs) and infants with fragile X…
Descriptors: Infants, At Risk Persons, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Family Impact of Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disability: Considering Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviour
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Gardiner, E.; Miller, A. R.; Lach, L. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: The aim of the current study was to identify functional predictors of perceived impact of childhood disability among families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities. We first examined the relationship between sub-domains of adaptive and problematic behaviour and perceived family impact. Second, we examined…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Children, Adolescents, Predictor Variables
Mobile Technology Use and Skills among Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome: Implications for Healthcare Decision Making
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Raspa, M.; Fitzgerald, T.; Furberg, R. D.; Wylie, A.; Moultrie, R.; DeRamus, M.; Wheeler, A. C.; McCormack, L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Little is known about how individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and their families use technology in daily life and what skills individuals with FXS can perform when using mobile technologies. Methods: Using a mixed-methods design, including an online survey of parents (n = 198) and a skills assessment of individuals with FXS (n =…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Intellectual Disability, Parent Attitudes
Examining the Social Participation of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Relation to Peers
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Taheri, A.; Perry, A.; Minnes, P. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2016
Background: Participation in social and physical activities has a number of benefits for children with or without disabilities. However, individuals with disabilities are often excluded from taking part in social activities. Most of the research on activity participation has focused on adults or youth with milder disabilities. However, children…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Executive Functions among Youth with Down Syndrome and Co-Existing Neurobehavioural Disorders
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Pritchard, A. E.; Kalback, S.; McCurdy, M.; Capone, G. T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Executive function (EF) deficits are :a recognised component of the cognitive phenotype of youth with Down Syndrome (DS). Recent research in this area emphasises the use of behaviour ratings, such as the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions-Preschool Version (BRIEF-P), to capture the real-world applications of executive…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Down Syndrome, Neurological Impairments, Behavior Problems