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Alanazi, Adel – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of sports activities on social skills and self-satisfaction in adults with intellectual disabilities by obtaining the perspective of their parents. A questionnaire was used to collect the viewpoints of parents with adult children who have an intellectual disability in sports facilities. This…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Self Efficacy, Adults
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Jean Ware; Susan Buell; Darren D. Chadwick; Jill Bradshaw; Juliet Goldbart – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: This paper aims to identify to what extent staff training interventions are successful in enhancing the development of communication skills in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Methods: A systematic review was undertaken, conforming to PRISMA guidelines. English language, peer reviewed, empirical studies of…
Descriptors: Children, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Severe Disabilities
Girtler, Shawn Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The presence of independent and functional living skills increases autonomy and predicts better outcomes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Teaching caregivers to successfully teach functional living skills is an indirect way to positively impact the lives of adults with IDD. Behavior skills training (BST) is an…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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María Dolores Gil-Llario; Vicente Morell-Mengual; Olga Fernández-García; Verónica Estruch-García; Rafael Ballester-Arnal – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Individuals with intellectual disabilities need an affective and sexual education adapted to their characteristics. There are few interventions that meet these objectives and offer empirical evidence of their efficacy. To respond to the limitations of existing interventions, an evidence-based affective-sexual educational intervention for adults…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Sexuality
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Danielle M. Lang; Emily E. Munn; Claire E. Tielke; Mary G. Nix Caden; Tessa M. Evans; Melissa M. Pangelinan – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2024
This study evaluated the efficacy of an 8-week (two sessions/week; 60 min/session) adapted soccer intervention on skill performance and retention in 30 adults (18 men and 12 women) ages 17-40 years with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and intellectual disability. Of these 30 participants, 18 completed a 1-month retention test. The program…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Team Sports, Skill Development, Program Effectiveness
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Heather J. Forbes; Jason C. Travers; Jenee Vickers Johnson – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a popular augmentative and alternative communication intervention for individuals with developmental disabilities that includes six, sequential phases of instruction. We systematically reviewed published and unpublished single-case PECS studies for details about the percentage of participants…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Developmental Disabilities, Pictorial Stimuli, Program Effectiveness
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Chadwick, Darren D.; Buell, Susan; Burgess, Emma; Peters, Vince – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: COVID-19 is a life-threatening virus which has circulated the globe resulting in unprecedented effects on the daily lives of people across the world. Countries across the globe have advocated measures, including self-isolation and maintaining social distance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic has seen an increase in the use…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Information Technology, Telecommunications
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Carey, Eileen; Ryan, Ruth; Sheikhi, Ali; Dore, Liz – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) recommend all disabled people receive support to develop their autonomy. Subsequently, evolving models for supported decision-making and informed consent present guidance to enable autonomy support, which have relevance to people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Social Support Groups, Intervention
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Atkinson-Jones, Katherine; Hewitt, Olivia – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: Social and communication impairments are a core diagnostic feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can act as a barrier to developing relationships. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines recommend group social skills interventions as the first-line treatment to help adults with ASD improve their…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Group Activities
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Lifshitz, Hefziba – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The study's goals were: (a) to examine the influence of postsecondary education (PSE) in the form of academic enrichment courses on the cognitive performance of adults with intellectual disability (ID); (b) to examine their attitudes toward the program. The sample included adults who participate in PSE (N = 21; CA = 26-59) and a control group of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Michelle Bellon; Sandra Gendera; Sally Robinson; Tim Cahalan; Karen R. Fisher – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: A peer-led self-advocacy group, Our Voice SA, is used as a case study to explore how the social engagement of people with intellectual disability contributed to their self-advocacy about things that are important to them. Method: Secondary analyses of data (interviews, observations and program data) were thematically analysed using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Self Advocacy, Peer Relationship
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Emily Gregori; Mandy Rispoli; Leslie Neely; Catharine Lory; So Yeon Kim; Marie David – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2021
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) may engage in challenging behavior. These behaviors present challenges to support staff who often lack training in effective behavior management procedures. Behavioral skills training (BST) is an empirically supported method of staff training and has been used to teach support staff a…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Modification
Downey, Angelica – ProQuest LLC, 2023
College students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) are afforded many educational opportunities through Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) programs, including employment training. Competitive employment can contribute a rich independent life, thus more employment training opportunities can be beneficial. Low employment rates for adults…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Inclusion, Job Training
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Bentham, Stephanie N.; Walker, Stephen F.; Vander Pluym, Maria E.; Tejeda, Kristina N. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2019
Behavior analysts typically teach conditional discriminations in a mixed-trial format but may switch to a blocked-trial format for learners displaying limited acquisition. No known research has shown that mixed-trial methods are more effective or efficient than blocked-trial methods for teaching discriminations, so it is not clear why this format…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Auditory Discrimination, Visual Discrimination, Intellectual Disability
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Kearney, Kelly B.; Torres, Ayse – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more frequently unemployed or under-employed than individuals without disabilities. Job search skills are one of the most direct ways to counter unemployment. Remote audio coaching (RAC) has shown to be an effective, remote method for teaching skills to adults with IDD. Since the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Unemployment
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