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van Duijvenbode, Neomi; Didden, Robert; VanDerNagel, Joanne E. L.; Korzilius, Hubert P. L. M.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
We examined cognitive deficits in problematic drinkers with and without mild to borderline intellectual disability (MBID). Problematic drinkers were expected to show a significantly lower estimated performance IQ (PIQ), but not a lower estimated verbal IQ (VIQ), compared to light drinkers. Participants (N = 474) were divided into four groups based…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Alcohol Abuse, Foreign Countries, Adults
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Isik, Meltem; Zorba, Erdal – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Objective: The effects of hemsball game skills development program on the motor proficiency level of children in the 12-16 age group with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities (ID) have been examined in this study. Method: A total of 50 (25 experimental group +25 control group) students, 23 of which had mild intellectual disabilities (ID)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
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Nikolic, Gordana; Cvijetic, Marija; Brankovic, Nataša; Ðordic, Dejan; Johnstone, Christopher – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2020
The aim of this study was to better understand the gaps between policy and practice in inclusive education for the Republic of Serbia. The study compared the academic achievement in Mathematics of comparable students with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) in the fifth and sixth grade who attend typical elementary schools and special schools. A…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Inclusion, Mathematics Achievement
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Euser, Saskia; Alink, Lenneke R. A.; Tharner, Anne; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Children without disabilities in out-of-home care have a higher risk of child sexual abuse [CSA (Euser et al. 2013)]. In this study, we examined the year prevalence of CSA in out-of-home care for children with a mild intellectual disability, and compared it with the prevalence in out-of-home care for non-disabled children and children…
Descriptors: Children, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Child Abuse
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van Duijvenbode, Neomi; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert P. L. M.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Problematic alcohol use is characterized by disrupted associative processing of environmental clues, where problematic drinkers interpret ambiguous, alcohol-relevant clues in an alcohol-related way. The present study examined the strength of this interpretation bias in a large sample (N = 230) of light and problematic drinkers with and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Environmental Influences, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Young, R.; Dagnan, D.; Jahoda, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2016
Background: Leaving school is an important time for adolescents, with increasing autonomy and developing adult identities. The present study sought to shed light on the content and emotional impact of worries amongst adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities (IDs) at this time of change. Methods: Twenty-five adolescents with mild to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Martínez-Zaragoza, Fermín; Campillo-Martínez, José M.; Ato-García, Manuel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Overweight and obesity are major health risk factors in people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a multicomponent programme (physical activity, diet and motivation) for overweight and obesity in adults with intellectual disabilities. Material and Methods: A quasi-experimental design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Obesity, Program Effectiveness
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Ertuzun, Ezgi – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The objective of this experimental study is to determine the effect of leisure education programme including sportive activities on the perceived freedom in leisure of adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities. The research was designed with an experimental group (n = 37) and a control group (n = 34), and was conducted among a total of 71…
Descriptors: Leisure Education, Program Effectiveness, Athletics, Adolescents
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Agaliotis, Ioannis; Teli, Afroditi – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
The effectiveness of two instructional interventions was investigated in the context of teaching Arithmetic Combinations (ACs) of multiplication and division to students with Learning Disabilities (LD) or Mild Intellectual Disability (MID). The intervention for the control group (LD = 20, MID = 10) was based on principles of effective instruction,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Mild Intellectual Disability
Dostál, Jirí; Janu, Miroslav; Bal, Belgin; Nuangchalerm, Prasart; Stebila, Ján – Online Submission, 2016
The inclusion of pupils into schools of the main educational stream is emphasized at the international level. Recently, this trend is more strongly applied in post-communist countries, where the now-criticized approaches (based on the exclusion of pupils with mild intellectual disability and behaviour disorders--e.g. ADHD--and their inclusion into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Mild Intellectual Disability, Behavior Disorders
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Van de Wouw, Ellen; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Echteld, Michael A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: The Actiwatch is increasingly being used to investigate sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate which sensitivity setting of the Actiwatch is most suitable to detect sleep disturbance in older adults with intellectual disability (ID). Method ;Two Actiwatch types were compared to polysomnography (PSG) in 10 older adults with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Older Adults, Sleep, Measurement Techniques
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Ottmann, Goetz; Crosbie, Jenny – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
People with intellectual disabilities and their families are increasingly being asked to provide input into the services they receive. Under the aegis of the United Nation Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, support plans crucially depend on a participant's articulation of his or her preferences and life goals. Yet, research…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis, Research Methodology