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María Rivero; Anabel Moriña – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This article explores the social life within and outside the university of 17 young Spanish people with intellectual disabilities studying in a postsecondary education programme. This programme offers training for inclusion in the labour market. Students obtain a certificate, which is not an official university degree. Methods:…
Descriptors: Social Life, Intellectual Disability, College Students, Inclusion
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Chinn, Deborah; Hall, Ian; Ali, Afia; Hassell, Holly; Patkas, Iannis – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: This study reflects a growing concern with the placement of people with intellectual disabilities and complex mental health problems in out of area placements at a distance from their families and communities. Materials and methods: We interviewed service users (n = 17) living in out of area in-patient psychiatric units using a…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Mental Health
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Couzens, Donna; Haynes, Michele; Cuskelly, Monica – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Associations among cognitive development and intrapersonal and environmental characteristics were investigated for 89 longitudinal study participants with Down syndrome to understand developmental patterns associated with cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Materials and Methods: Subtest scores of the Stanford-Binet IV collected…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Predictor Variables, Educational Experience, Cognitive Development