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Identification and Intervention for Students Who Are Visually Impaired and Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Li, Alicia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
At least 60% of children with disabilities have multiple disabilities including visual impairments (VI). Because the visual system is neurologically based, any problems of the neurological system will also likely affect vision. The estimated number of students with VI and additional disabilities has increased significantly over the years. Since…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities
The Hearing Impaired in State Institutions for the Retarded: I. Prevalence, Characteristic, and Diagnosis
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Brannan, A. Clark; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1975
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Incidence
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Adults with Severe and Profound Mental Retardation.
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Fox, Robert A.; Wade, Erin J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study investigated the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 86 adults with severe mental retardation. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 15% of the sample met the diagnostic criteria. This measure was not influenced by chronological age, adaptive age, IQ, or gender. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
Links between Language and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders.
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Donahue, Mavis; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1994
This paper reviews the growing body of research on relationships among language disorders and behavioral/emotional disorders, focusing on three populations of children: (1) children identified as having language impairments; (3) children with emotional/behavioral disorders; and (3) children who are withdrawn. Co-occurrence of language and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods
Ecological Assessment of Disabling Stereotyped Behavior in a Workday Training Program.
Wetzel, Mary C.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
An ecological study was made of persistent repetitious movements by 12 developmentally disabled adults in a horticultural day work program. Fewer dysfunctional patterns occurred during times when staff were actively teaching than when the trainee was isolated or resting. Results argued for teaching skills in terms of coordinated response…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Control, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities
The Student with a Visual Disability and a Learning Disability.
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Erin, Jane N.; Koenig, Alan J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Noting a high incidence of learning disabilities among students with visual impairments, this article compares definitions of the two conditions. Common assessment approaches are discussed and those inappropriate for students with low vision or blindness are identified. Suggested intervention approaches include adaptation of the environment,…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Assessment of Depression in Adults with Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability.
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Evans, K. M.; Cotton, M. M.; Einfeld, S. L.; Florio, T. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
Nurses applied standard behavioral criteria for major depression to evaluate 89 institutionalized adults with severe or profound intellectual disability. Results suggested that several additional behaviors listed on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist and the Developmental Behavior Checklist may be associated with this disorder in this population.…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Depression (Psychology), Disability Identification
The Efficacy of Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions in Identifying Hearing Loss in Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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White, Karl R.; And Others – 1996
This report describes a project in Utah to investigate the feasibility of using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) as a tool for screening for hearing loss in children with developmental disabilities (DD). Study participants included 336 students (ages 5 to 7) with no identified DD and 765 students (ages 3 to 7) with one or more DD.…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Disabilities