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The Impact of Autism or Severe Challenging Behaviour on Lifestyle Outcome in Community Housing
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Felce, David; Perry, Jonathan; Lowe, Kathy; Jones, Edwin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The triad of impairments characteristic of autistic spectrum disorders and severe challenging behaviours are reasonably common among adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim was to investigate whether they had an impact on lifestyle among such adults living in staff-supported community housing. Methods: Data were collected on the…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Check Lists, Mental Retardation, Autism
Adaptive Functioning and Behaviour Problems in Relation to Level of Education in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
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de Bildt, A.; Sytema, S.; Kraijer, D.; Sparrow, S.; Minderaa, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2005
Background: The interrelationship between adaptive functioning, behaviour problems and level of special education was studied in 186 children with IQs ranging from 61 to 70. The objective was to increase the insight into the contribution of adaptive functioning and general and autistic behaviour problems to the level of education in children with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Learning Problems, Child Behavior