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Alonso-Campuzano, Cristina; Iandolo, Giuseppe; Filosofi, Fabio; Tardivo, Angela; Sosa-González, Noelia; Pasqualotto, Angela; Venuti, Paola – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Collaborative storytelling can be a helpful tool to promote cognitive and social skills in adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders. Aims: The current study aimed to explore the benefits of collaborative storytelling using traditional (TST), digital (DST), and tangible digital (TDST) methodologies. Materials and Methods: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Cooperation, Adolescents, Neurological Impairments
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Simoni, Marisa; Talaptatra, Devadrita; Roberts, Garret; Abdollahi, Hojjat – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
Best practices for technology use in academic settings, specifically those preparing students for postsecondary transition (ages 18-21) are not well documented and research studies commenting on the use of technology for acquisition of social and adaptive skills is limited. Literature indicates that students with mild-moderate intellectual and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Students with Disabilities, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Dizdarevic, Alma; Memisevic, Haris; Osmanovic, Armin; Mujezinovic, Amila – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The goal of the present study was to assess the family quality of life (FQOL) in families with children with developmental disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We examined the FQOL in relation to parents' demographic variables (gender, age, employment status), children's gender and age, type of children's disability (mild and moderate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Children, Developmental Disabilities
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McMahon, Amanda K.; Cox, Anne E.; Miller, Darcy E. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2021
Young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders. Mindfulness may be one strategy that can help support the mental health needs of this particular population; however, those with (IDDs) may need additional support in cultivating the practice. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults, Assistive Technology
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Ptomey, Lauren T.; Saunders, Richard R.; Saunders, Muriel; Washburn, Richard A.; Mayo, Matthew S.; Sullivan, Debra K.; Gibson, Cheryl A.; Goetz, Jeannine R.; Honas, Jeff J.; Willis, Erik A.; Danon, Jessica C.; Krebill, Ron; Donnelly, Joseph E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The prevalence of obesity among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is equal to or greater than the general population. Methods: Overweight/obese adults (BMI =25 kg/m2) with mild-to-moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities were randomized to an enhanced stop light diet…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Randomized Controlled Trials
Hampton, Carolann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The attitudes and opinions of special education teachers may potentially reveal insight as to how and why teachers choose to include sex education in their curriculum for self-contained special education classrooms designed to serve students with developmental disabilities. The main objective in developing this study was to gather information…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sex Education, Developmental Disabilities