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Direct linkBrock, Matthew E.; Schaefer, John M.; Seaman, Rachel L. – Theory Into Practice, 2020
Supporting agency can be complex and challenging, especially when teaching students with severe disabilities (i.e., students with intellectual disability, autism, and/or multiple disabilities who are eligible for their state's alternate assessment). In this article, we compare Bandura's model of agency with constructs from the severe disabilities…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Severe Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Student Empowerment
Copeland, Susan R.; McCord, Jessica A.; Kruger, Ashley – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2016
Literacy skills enhance opportunities for a meaningful life. Many adults with extensive support needs did not receive effective literacy instruction in school, which limits their future opportunities. We reviewed 17 research studies examining literacy interventions for these adults. We were interested in (a) who were the participants, (b) the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Intervention, Adults, Literacy Education
Smith, Kimberly R. M.; Matson, Johnny L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The goal of this study was to systematically examine group differences among adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), comorbid autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and epilepsy through a detailed exploration of the characteristics that these disorders present in the area of psychopathology. Previous studies indicating that individuals with ID have…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Epilepsy, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Multiple Disabilities
Peer reviewedKraijer, Dirk – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
A review of research on the adaptive behavior of persons with both mental retardation and autism/pervasive developmental disorder finds the performances of these dually disabled individuals to be particularly poor in the domain of social skills/socialization and somewhat less poor in the communication domain. In addition, autistic mentally…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedBarton, Michelle; Volkmar, Fred – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
A study of 211 children and adults with autism (n=81), other pervasive development disorders (PDD) (n=24), and conditions other than PDD (n=106) found the prevalence of medical conditions with suspected etiologic relationships with autism varies between 10 and 15%, depending on the diagnostic system employed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
