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Sandman, C. A.; Kemp, A. S.; Mabini, C.; Pincus, D.; Magnusson, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Self-injuring acts are among the most dramatic behaviours exhibited by human beings. There is no known single cause and there is no universally agreed upon treatment. Sophisticated sequential and temporal analysis of behaviour has provided alternative descriptions of self-injury that provide new insights into its initiation and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Role
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Memisevic, H.; Sinanovic, O. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2014
Background: Executive function is very important in the children's overall development. The goal of this study was to assess the executive function in children with intellectual disability (ID) through the use of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) teacher version. An additional goal was to examine the differences in…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Etiology, Executive Function, Gender Differences
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Dagnan, D.; Hull, A.; McDonnell, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Beliefs about the controllability of behaviour have been consistently shown to be important in understanding the responses of carers to the challenging behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). This paper reports the reliability and validity of the Controllability Beliefs Scale (CBS), a 15-item measure of beliefs…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Mental Retardation
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Furniss, F.; Biswas, A. B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Behavioural interventions conceptualise self-injurious behaviour (SIB) as developing from early repetitive behaviours through acquisition of homeostatic functions in regulating stimulation and subsequent shaping into SIB through socially mediated or automatic operant reinforcement. Despite high success rates, such interventions rarely…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Mental Retardation, Classical Conditioning, Phenomenology
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Richards, C.; Oliver, C.; Nelson, L.; Moss, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been identified as a risk marker for self-injurious behaviour. In this study we aimed to describe the prevalence, topography and correlates of self-injury in individuals with ASD in contrast to individuals with Fragile X and Down syndromes and examine person characteristics associated with self-injury…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Conceptual Tempo, Topography, Incidence
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Sloneem, J.; Arron, K.; Hall, S. S.; Oliver, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Self-injurious behaviour is commonly seen in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). However, there has been limited research into the aetiology of self-injury in CdLS and whether environmental factors influence the behaviour. Methods: We observed the self-injury of 27 individuals with CdLS and 17 participants who did not have CdLS matched…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Injuries, Social Reinforcement, Genetic Disorders
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Schrager, S.; Kloss, C.; Ju, A. W. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated high rates of osteoporosis and fractures in women with intellectual disabilities (IDs). All of the studies use either institutionalized women or women in the community recruited at adult day-care centres or specialty clinics. We examined the prevalence of fractures in women with IDs who attend a…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Patients, Incidence, Females