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Eline Wagemaker; Elske Salemink; Hilde M. Huizenga; Han F. Bart; Tycho J. Dekkers; Anika Bexkens – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Adolescents with mild-to-borderline intellectual disability face peer resistance challenges, risking harmful or dangerous situations. Method: We designed a peer resistance group intervention at school for adolescents with mild-to-borderline intellectual disability, tested its feasibility (N = 4, M[subscript age] = 14.1, M[subscript IQ]…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Slow Learners, Intelligence Quotient, Vocational Schools
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Lifshitz, Hefziba; Meirovich, Shlomit Shnitzer; Vakil, Eli – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
This follow-up study aimed to examine (a) the impact of 4.5 years participation in postsecondary education (PSE) on students with intellectual disability (ID) compared to adults with ID who did not participate in PSE, (b) whether a different impact on crystallized and fluid intelligence after 4.5 years would be found among PSE students with higher…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Adult Students, Outcomes of Education
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Visser, Katharina M.; Popma, Arne; Jansen, Lucres M. C.; Kasius, Marianne C.; Vermeiren, Robert R. J. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: An open group climate is essential in successful residential care for juveniles with mild intellectual disability (MID). This study examined whether non-violent resistance, adapted for MID (NVR-MID), stimulates an open group climate in time. Method: NVR-MID was implemented in three residential settings in The Netherlands, in a…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Youth, Mild Intellectual Disability, Resistance (Psychology)
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Rianne Suelmann; Eric Blaauw – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Addiction medicine still largely neglects the topic of mild and borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID), although patients with MBID are considered a risk group for substance-related problems and offending behaviour. This study aimed to explore the cognitive and adaptive impairments of inpatients in forensic addiction mental health…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mild Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
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Drei, Samer M. Abu – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Wechsler-4 Intelligence Scale who are deaf with Mild Intellectual Disability. Descriptive survey method was used. The sample included (174) deaf students in Jordan, ranging in age from (6-16.11) years. The scale was also applied in sign language. Validity indicators were found…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Deafness, Students with Disabilities, Psychometrics
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Jonker, Femke; Didden, Robert; Goedhard, Laurette; Korzilius, Hubert; Nijman, Henk – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Since the DSM-5, adaptive functioning has taken a prominent place in the classification of intellectual disability (ID). The ADAPT was developed to assess adaptive skills in individuals with ID. Method: A total of 2,081 ADAPTs from clients with suspected ID or borderline intellectual functioning and 129 ADAPTs from people from the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Test Construction, Mild Intellectual Disability, Individual Characteristics
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Stefanelli, Silvia; Alloway, Tracy Packiam – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Borderline intellectual functioning is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the range of 70-85. The present study aimed to investigate the mathematical abilities and the working memory of students with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF). The sample group included 10 year-old students with BIF (n =…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Short Term Memory, Children, Slow Learners
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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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Reurts, Eva Enneke; Troost, Pieter W.; Dinnissen, Mariken; Reijnen, Sam; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Popma, Arne – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
A retrospective chart study of patients on open-label aripiprazole treatment was conducted in the Netherlands to add to the knowledge of aripiprazole in children and young adults with mild and borderline intellectual disabilities (IDs). Fifty-three youths, mean age 14.7 ± 3.4 years and mean IQ 64.5 ±13.8, were included. Treatment responders were…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Drug Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Foreign Countries
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Nouwens, Peter J. G.; Lucas, Rosanne; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; van Nieuwenhuizen, Chijs – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: There has been substantial increase in the number of people with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning referred to long-term care. Insight into the specific characteristics and needs of these people is essential to provide appropriate support and gain insight into the increase in referrals. Method:…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Slow Learners, Foreign Countries, Mental Health
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Taha, Mohamed Mostafa – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2016
This study aimed to test a proposed structural model of the relationships and existing paths among cognitive processes (attention and planning), visual motor integration, and academic achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics. The study sample consisted of 50 students with mild intellectual disability or MID. The average age of these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Academic Achievement, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychomotor Skills
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Cheong, Janice M. Y.; Walker, Zachary M.; Rosenblatt, Kara – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
Mathematics is an important aspect of daily life. Basic numeracy skills are needed to accomplish everyday tasks. However, research regarding the relationship between cognitive ability, mental age, and basic numeracy skills for children with intellectual disability (ID) is scarce. This research study investigated the correlation between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students