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Rigoldi, Chiara; Galli, Manuela; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
In this work we studied and evaluated the effects of aging in a group of individuals with Down syndrome, using gait analysis as tool of investigation. 32 individuals suffering from Down syndrome (DS) were enrolled in this study as group of pathological participants. The control group (CG) was composed by 36 healthy subjects (10 children, 15…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Early Intervention, Freedom, Down Syndrome
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Mazzucchelli, Trevor G.; Sanders, Matthew R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Children with developmental disabilities are at substantially greater risk of developing emotional and behavioural problems compared to their typically developing peers. While the quality of parenting that children receive has a major effect on their development, empirically supported parenting programs reach relatively few parents. A recent trend…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Intervention, Child Abuse, Parenting Styles
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Liu, Hsiu-Yueh; Chen, Chun-Chih; Hu, Wen-Chia; Tang, Ru-Ching; Chen, Cheng-Chin; Tsai, Chi-Cheng; Huang, Shun-Te – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The daily oral activities may severely influence oral health of children with disabilities. In this survey, we analyzed the impact of dietary and tooth-brushing habits to dental caries in special school children with disabilities. This cross-sectional survey investigated 535 special school children with disabilities aged 6-12 years, 60.93% males,…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Individual Characteristics, Health Education, Severe Disabilities
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van Gent, Tiejo; Goedhart, Arnold W.; Treffers, Philip D. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
In this study socio-demographic, deafness-related and diagnostic characteristics of hearing impaired children and adolescents referred to a national mental health service for deaf and hard of hearing children and adolescents were examined. Socio-demographic and diagnostic characteristics were compared to corresponding characteristics of hearing…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Mental Health, Health Services