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Communication Deficits in Infants and Toddlers with Developmental Disabilities
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Hattier, Megan A.; Matson, Johnny L.; Sipes, Megan; Turygin, Nicole – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Research that focuses on detecting and assessing the presence of communication impairments in children with developmental disabilities exists. However, more research is needed which compares these deficits across individuals with various developmental disabilities. This information could inform the assessment process and treatment programs.…
Descriptors: Seizures, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Milestones in Toddlers with Atypical Development
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Horovitz, Max; Matson, Johnny L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The attainment of developmental milestones was examined and compared in 162 infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome (n = 26), Cerebral Palsy (n = 19), Global Developmental Delay (n = 22), Premature birth (n = 66), and Seizure Disorder (n = 29). Toddlers in the Seizures Disorder group began crawling at a…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Seizures, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome
Fostering Locomotor Behavior of Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Overview of Studies Using Treadmills and Walkers with Microswitches
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Didden, Robert; Manfredi, Francesco; Putignano, Pietro; Stasolla, Fabrizio; Basili, Gabriella – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This paper provides an overview of studies using programs with treadmills or walkers with microswitches and contingent stimulation to foster locomotor behavior of children with developmental disabilities. Twenty-six studies were identified in the period 2000-2008 (i.e., the period in which research in this area has actually taken shape).…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Multiple Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome
Predicting Mental Health among Mothers of School-Aged Children with Developmental Disabilities: The Relative Contribution of Child, Maternal and Environmental Factors
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Bourke-Taylor, Helen; Pallant, Julie F.; Law, Mary; Howie, Linsey – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Aim: Many mothers of children with developmental disabilities are known to experience high levels of stress, and compromised mental health. Research is crucial to better understand and assist mothers with compromised mental health, and ultimately better service families raising and supporting a child with a disability. Method: Data were collected…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Well Being, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities
Prevalence and Functioning of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Four Areas of the United States in 2006: A Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
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Kirby, Russell S.; Wingate, Martha S.; Van Naarden Braun, Kim; Doernberg, Nancy S.; Arneson, Carrie L.; Benedict, Ruth E.; Mulvihill, Beverly; Durkin, Maureen S.; Fitzgerald, Robert T.; Maenner, Matthew J.; Patz, Jean A.; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) and the frequency of co-occurring developmental disabilities (DDs), gross motor function (GMF), and walking ability using the largest surveillance DD database in the US. Methods: We conducted population-based surveillance of 8-year-old children in 2006 (N = 142,338), in areas of Alabama,…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Incidence, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities
Home Literacy Predictors of Early Reading Development in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Peeters, Marieke; Verhoeven, Ludo; de Moor, Jan; van Balkom, Hans; van Leeuwe, Jan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The goal of the present 1-year long longitudinal study was to determine which home literacy variables were effective in stimulating early reading skills of children with cerebral palsy (CP) directly or indirectly via the reading precursors. Parents of 35 children with CP completed questionnaires regarding aspects of the home literacy environment…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Cerebral Palsy, Questionnaires, Emergent Literacy
Aging among Persons with Intellectual Disability in Israel in Relation to Type of Residence, Age, and Etiology
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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Merrick, Joav – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2004
This study was conducted to compare aging phenomena of persons with intellectual and developmental disability (ID) aged 40 years and older living in community residence (N=65) with those living with their families (N=43) in Jerusalem, Israel. All 108 persons and care givers were interviewed to ascertain health problems, sensory impairment,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Etiology