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Childhood and Adulthood Predictors of Community Participation by Autistic Adults with and without Intellectual Disability
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Lauren A. Cameron; Bruce J. Tonge; Patricia Howlin; Stewart L. Einfeld; Roger J. Stancliffe; Kylie M. Gray – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Few studies have explored community participation for autistic adults, with or without intellectual disability. This study aims to investigate how autistic adults participate in the community, and the childhood and adulthood factors that predict community participation in adulthood. Method: Eighty-four autistic adults (mean age 34…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Predictor Variables
Community Participation in Adults with Autism: A Systematic Review
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Cameron, Lauren A.; Borland, Ross L.; Tonge, Bruce J.; Gray, Kylie M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Background: This systematic review aimed to explore how adults with autism participate in the community, the impact of community participation on quality of life and mental health, and factors that support and hinder participation. Method: A systematic review was conducted including studies published from inception to 17 January 2021. Results:…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Quality of Life, Mental Health
Examining the Relation between Empowerment and Civic Engagement among Parents of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Burke, Meghan M.; Rossetti, Zach; Aleman-Tovar, Janeth; Rios, Kristina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Internationally, parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities have historically engaged in advocacy leading to compulsory education for their children. However, few parents have reported civic engagement. Although empowerment is related to parent advocacy, it is unclear whether empowerment relates to civic engagement. Thus,…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Citizen Participation, Parents, Intellectual Disability
The Value of Competitive Employment: In-Depth Accounts of People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Voermans, Moniek A. C.; Taminiau, Elsbeth F.; Giesbers, Sanne A. H.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Increasing the societal participation of people with intellectual disabilities via competitive employment requires a full understanding of what this means to them. This paper aims to provide an in-depth examination of the lived experiences of people with intellectual disabilities in competitive employment. Method: Interviews were…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Experience, Mild Intellectual Disability, Work Environment
Development of the Guernsey Community Participation and Leisure Assessment--Revised (GCPLA-R)
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Baker, Peter; Taylor-Roberts, Laura; Jones, Fergal W. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
A sufficiently psychometrically robust measure of community and leisure participation of adults with intellectual disabilities was not in existence, despite research identifying this as an important outcome and a key contributor to quality of life. The current study aimed to update the Guernsey Community Participation and Leisure Assessment…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Adults, Intellectual Disability, Leisure Time
Easy Read Health Information for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Linguistic Discourse Analysis. What Happens to Language When It Is Simplified?
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Susan Buell; Gabrina Pounds; Peter Langdon; Karen Bunning – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Easy Read health documents prepared for people with intellectual disabilities are often generated from Standard Texts. Language in Easy Read versions is typically assumed to be simpler. However, simplification of language may have unintended consequences. This study aimed to explore the differences in language used between Easy Read…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Material Selection, Difficulty Level, Readability
Identifying Conceptualizations and Theories of Change Embedded in Interventions to Facilitate Community Participation for People with Intellectual Disability: A Scoping Review
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Bigby, Christine; Anderson, Sian; Cameron, Nadine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Little progress has been made towards community participation of people with intellectual disability despite it being a policy aim since the 1980s. We aimed to identify the features of programmes designed to support community participation. Method: A scoping review was conducted of peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015, about…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Intervention