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Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert; Smits, Marcel G.; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Prevalence of severe sleep problems and its association with other variables were investigated with 109 individuals who have Angelman syndrome. Severe settling problems, frequent night waking, and early waking were found in 2%, 37%, and 10% of the individuals, respectively. Sleep problems were persistent in this sample. No statistically…
Descriptors: Sleep, Incidence, Behavior Problems, Neurological Impairments
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Robertson, Janet; Emerson, Eric; Pinkney, Lisa; Caesar, Emma; Felce, David; Meek, Andrea; Carr, Deborah; Lowe, Kathy; Knapp, Martin; Hallam, Angela – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
A longitudinal matched-groups design was used to examine the quality and costs of community-based residential supports to people with mental retardation and challenging behavior. Two forms of provision were investigated: noncongregate settings, where the minority of residents had challenging behavior, and congregate settings, where the majority…
Descriptors: Costs, Quality of Life, Mental Retardation, Social Support Groups
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Tang, Catherine So-kum – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: This study aimed to examine rates and associated factors of parent-to-child corporal punishment and physical maltreatment in Hong Kong Chinese families. Method: Cross-sectional and randomized household interviews were conducted with 1,662 Chinese parents to collect information on demographic characteristics of parents and children,…
Descriptors: Punishment, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Demography
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Graham, Sandra; Bellmore, Amy D.; Mize, Jennifer – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
An ethnically diverse sample of 6th-grade students completed peer nomination procedures that were used to create subgroups of students with reputations as victims, aggressors, aggressive victims, and socially adjusted (neither aggressive nor victimized). Self-report data on psychological adjustment, attributions for peer harassment, and perceived…
Descriptors: Aggression, Student Adjustment, Grade 6, Peer Groups
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Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Finkenauer, Catrin; van Kooten, Dyana C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
Communication between children and parents has been the subject of several studies, examining the effects of, for example, disclosure and secrecy on adolescents' social relationships and adjustment. Less attention has paid to adolescent deception. We developed and tested a new instrument on lying behavior in a sample of 671 parent-adolescent…
Descriptors: Deception, Early Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
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Beaudoin, Kathleen M.; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This investigation addressed the question of how two forms of social cognitive reasoning--epistemic reasoning and adolescent egocentrism--interface with externalizing and internalizing forms of psychopathology during adolescence. Adolescents' epistemic reasoning (i.e., types of belief entitlement, or degree of doubt, held by an individual when…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Thinking Skills, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns
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Wigal, Tim; Greenhill, Laurence; Chuang, Shirley; McGough, James; Vitiello, Benedetto; Skrobala, Anne; Swanson, James; Wigal, Sharon; Abikoff, Howard; Kollins, Scott; McCracken, James; Riddle, Mark; Posner, Kelly; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Davies, Mark; Thorp, Ben; Stehli, Annamarie – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To report on the safety and tolerability of methylphenidate (MPH) 3- to 5-year-old children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during 1 year of treatment. Method: Exactly 183 children (3-5 years old) entered a treatment study of MPH, consisting of a 1-week open-label lead-in (n = 183); a 5-week placebo-controlled,…
Descriptors: Safety, Maintenance, Preschool Children, Hyperactivity
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Smokowski, Paul R.; Bacallao, Martica L. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
This investigation examined acculturation risk factors and cultural assets, internalizing behavioral problems, and self-esteem in 323 Latino adolescents living in North Carolina. Multiple regression analyses revealed two risk factors--perceived discrimination and parent-adolescent conflict--as highly significant predictors of adolescent…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Adolescents, Acculturation, Conflict
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Orsmond, Gael I.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
In this article, we review the literature on siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from a lifespan developmental perspective, from infancy through adulthood, focusing on the sibling relationship and sibling well-being. We situate this review within the larger body of research on siblings of individuals with developmental…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Sibling Relationship
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Feldman, M.; McDonald, L.; Serbin, L.; Stack, D.; Secco, M. L.; Yu, C. T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Despite extensive research with families raising children with or at risk for developmental delay (DD), it is not clear whether primary caregivers of these children are at increased risk for depressive symptoms. Discrepant findings in the literature may be owing to heterogeneity of child problems. More research is needed on child,…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Early Intervention, Caregivers, Self Efficacy
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Esbensen, A. J.; Seltzer, M. M.; Greenberg, J. S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Little is known about the mortality of individuals with Down syndrome who have lived at home with their families throughout their lives. The current study evaluates the predictors, causes and patterns of mortality among co-residing individuals in midlife with Down syndrome as compared with co-residing individuals with ID owing to other…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Down Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Mortality Rate
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Gottfried, Michael A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2009
The literature on school absences has focused predominantly on the reasons for student truancy, or it has assessed only aggregate student absences in their effect on achievement. However, this study brings forth a new issue: the relationship between types of absences--excused versus unexcused--and school performance. With a quantitative model of…
Descriptors: Truancy, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Tests, Attendance Patterns
Masters, Lowell F.; And Others – 1993
This revised text on teaching junior and senior high school students with mild learning and behavior problems is intended to provide a reference for practical and proven ideas. Principles of the instructional approach advocated include: outcome-based educational programming inclusive of learning strategies and career education; use of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Career Education, Compensatory Education
Myles, Brenda Smith; Hagen, Kristen; Holverstott, Jeanne; Hubbard, Anastasia; Adreon, Diane; Trautman, Melissa – Organization for Autism Research, 2005
The purpose of this guide is to help educators understand and be able to respond effectively to the needs of children with Asperger Syndrome in an inclusive classroom setting. This guide is meant to orient educators to the challenges and skills of students with Asperger Syndrome and outline strategies that can be easily implemented to meet their…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Asperger Syndrome, Individualized Programs, Individualized Instruction
Porter, Louise – 1999
Noting that adults caring for young children often find themselves responding to children's misbehavior in ways contradictory to their overall goals of children's autonomy and self-management, this book provides practical child-centered suggestions for responding to young children's disruptive behavior and suggests behavior management techniques…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Child Behavior
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