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Stierle, Jordan; Ryan, Joseph B.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Mims, Pamela; Carlson, Alex; Allen, Abigail – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities need continued supports in completing daily living tasks to increase the likelihood of achieving independence. Fortunately, research has shown that assistive technology, and particularly video prompting helps support independent living for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Aims: This…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Young Adults, Cooking Instruction, Postsecondary Education
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R. C. Asher; V. A. Shrewsbury; B. Innes; A. Fitzpatrick; S. Simmonds; V. Cross; A. Rose; E. Hinton; C. E. Collins – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Culinary nutrition education can support improved diet-related health and wellbeing. This pre-post pilot study aimed to assess feasibility and acceptability of an eight-session culinary nutrition programme, the Food and Lifestyle Information Programme (FLIP), for adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability. A secondary aim was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Nutrition, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Gustin, Libby; Funk, Holden E.; Reiboldt, Wendy; Parker, Emily; Smith, Nicole; Blaine, Rachel – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
Self-care skills, especially food preparation skills, are essential for independence as young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) transition to adulthood. This practice brief reviews the impact of a six-week course designed to teach cooking skills to college students with ASD. The goal was to increase confidence in cooking and frequency of…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cooking Instruction, Daily Living Skills
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Carissa Hernandez; Saili S. Kulkarni – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
The purpose of this research study was to determine how Community Based Instruction (CBI) affects the social skills of middle school students with moderate to severe disabilities. Community Based Instruction is instruction that takes place outside of the school campus and provides students with real life experiences that can help them become more…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Experiential Learning, Daily Living Skills
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Mechling, Linda C.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Foster, Ashley L.; Bryant, Kathryn J. – Remedial and Special Education, 2013
The study compared the effects of using commercially available and custom-made video prompts on the completion of cooking recipes by four high school age males with a diagnosis of autism. An adapted alternating treatments design with continuous baseline, comparison, final treatment, and best treatment condition was used to compare the two…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Prompting, Teaching Methods, Cooking Instruction
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Mixon, Gloria – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2011
Middle school students with intellectual disabilities often have difficulties achieving independence with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs); therefore, these skills must be taught in school. IADLs are a complex component of skills that require a higher level of cognitive reasoning such as community mobility, shopping, meal…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intellectual Disability, Daily Living Skills, Cooking Instruction
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Aykut, Cigil – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study is aimed at comparing the effectiveness and efficiency of constant-time delay and most-to-least prompt procedures in teaching daily living skills to children with mental retardation. Adapted alternating treatment design was used. The outcome shows that both procedures were equally effective in teaching the daily living skills. However,…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Prompting
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Kirshner, Sharon; Weiss, Patrice L.; Tirosh, Emanuel – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2011
Virtual reality (VR) technology enables evaluation and practice of specific skills in a motivating, user-friendly and safe way. The implementation of virtual game environments within clinical settings has increased substantially in recent years. However, the psychometric properties and feasibility of many applications have not been fully…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Computer Simulation, Cerebral Palsy