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Fiorello, Catherine A.; Jenkins, Tiffany K. – Communique, 2018
This article is an overview of identification of intellectual disabilities (ID), with a focus on meeting legal and ethical requirements when assessing children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those living in poverty. Specific procedures and recommended instruments will be reviewed.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Disability Identification, Best Practices, Legal Responsibility
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Kelmanson, Igor A. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
The study was performed in St. Petersburg in 2015 and comprised 34 children with diagnosed Down's syndrome (DS) aged 9-15 (mean 11) years (17 boys, 17 girls) who attended special schools. Control group was made up of 34 clinically healthy normal intelligence schoolchildren matched for age, sex and geographical distribution. The mothers were…
Descriptors: Sleep, Down Syndrome, Scores, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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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