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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Tichá, Renáta; Pettingell, Sandra L.; Houseworth, James; Bershadsky, Julie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Deinstitutionalization research shows better services and outcomes relative to institutional life but has not compared formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised service users. Methods: We used propensity score matching (PSM) to match formerly institutionalised and never-institutionalised participants on six personal…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Facilities
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Thompson, Talia; Talapatra, Devadrita; Hazel, Cynthia E.; Coleman, Jeanine; Cutforth, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. Prior research has primarily focused on associated medical problems and skill deficits. This study takes a novel positive psychology approach by examining critical individual characteristics and environmental factors that facilitate exceptional quality of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Case Studies, Adults, Well Being
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Oliver, Chris; Woodcock, Kate A.; Humphreys, Glyn W. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Repetitive questions and temper outbursts form part of the behavioural phenotype of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). We investigated the phenomenology of temper outbursts in PWS and their relationship with other PWS behavioural characteristics. Method: Four individuals with PWS were observed (5-10 h), during a number of experimental and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Crying, Coping, Phenomenology