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Sun, Xiang; Allison, Carrie; Auyeung, Bonnie; Matthews, Fiona E.; Murray, Stuart; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Brayne, Carol – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with service providers regarding the current healthcare provision and education services for children with Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and their families in mainland China. 10 service providers described the current policy and identified unmet needs within current practice. Providers…
Descriptors: Parents, Autism, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews
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Robertson, Rachel E.; Wehby, Joseph H.; King, Susannah M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Previous studies of response classes in individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) and problem behavior have shown that mild problem behavior, precursor behavior, and mands or requests can occur as functionally equivalent to severe problem behavior in some individuals. Furthermore, participants in some studies chose to use functionally…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Reinforcement, Parent Role
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Mol, E. M.; Monbaliu, E.; Ven, M.; Vergote, M.; Prinzie, P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
In this study, we investigated whether (1) children with cerebral palsy (CP) using night orthoses experience more sleep disturbance than those not using night orthoses, (2) parental personality is related to the experienced parental burden of night orthoses, and (3) parental sense of competence in the parenting role mediates the relation between…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Sleep, Child Rearing, Personality Traits
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
In this study, the question was explored whether children with a mild intellectual disability (MID) who were placed in residential treatment following outpatient treatment differ significantly on child and family characteristics from children with MID and not placed in residential treatment following outpatient treatment. The records of the…
Descriptors: Mild Mental Retardation, Family Characteristics, Outcomes of Treatment, Residential Care
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Lathouwers, Karen; de Moor, Jan; Didden, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine access to and use of Internet by 97 physically disabled adolescents. Four main objectives were to: (1) explore frequency and nature of Internet use and the role of care givers, (2) compare these results with non-disabled adolescents, (3) explore associations between access to and use of Internet and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Physical Disabilities, Adolescents, Organizations (Groups)