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The Role of Sustained Attention and Display Medium in Reading Comprehension among Adolescents with ADHD and without It
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Stern, Pnina; Shalev, Lilach – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Difficulties in reading comprehension are common in children and adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The current study aimed at investigating the relation between sustained attention and reading comprehension among adolescents with and without ADHD. Another goal was to examine the impact of two manipulations of the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Reading Comprehension, Control Groups
The Effects of Developmental Quotient and Diagnostic Criteria on Challenging Behaviors in Toddlers with Developmental Disabilities
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Medeiros, Kristen; Kozlowski, Alison M.; Beighley, Jennifer S.; Rojahn, Johannes; Matson, Johnny L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Previous research has found that individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and those with greater symptom severity within these diagnoses, show higher rates of aggressive/destructive behavior, stereotypic behavior, and self-injurious behavior. In this exploratory cross-sectional study, toddlers at-risk for a…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Mental Retardation, Autism, Mental Health Workers
Assessment of Theory of Mind in Children with Communication Disorders: Role of Presentation Mode
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van Buijsen, Marit; Hendriks, Angelique; Ketelaars, Mieke; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Children with communication disorders have problems with both language and social interaction. The theory-of-mind hypothesis provides an explanation for these problems, and different tests have been developed to test this hypothesis. However, different modes of presentation are used in these tasks, which make the results difficult to compare. In…
Descriptors: Autism, Language Impairments, Communication Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship
Domestic Violence against People with Disabilities: Prevalence and Trend Analyses
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Lan-Ping; Lin, Pei-Ying; Wu, Jia-Lin; Li, Chien-De; Kuo, Fang-Yu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The present study analyzed national data from "Domestic Violence Report System" derived primarily from the Council of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assaults Prevention, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan, to describe the reported prevalence of domestic violence in people with disabilities and to examine the time-effect on the prevalence…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Psychosis
The Role of Stereotypies in Overselectivity Process in Rett Syndrome
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Fabio, Rosa Angela; Giannatiempo, Samantha; Antonietti, Alessandro; Budden, Sarojini – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Ten Rett syndrome (RS) girls and 10 control girls executed an attentional task in which a complex stimulus was shown followed by individual stimuli presented with distractors. Participants had to discriminate previously presented stimuli from distractors. RS girls carried out the task both in a condition with the containment of stereotypies and in…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Student Attitudes, Females, Patients
Factors Associated with Leisure Activity among Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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Van Naarden Braun, Kim; Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn; Lollar, Donald – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) was applied to examine the factors associated with childhood impairment and leisure activity. Information on leisure activity was obtained using a structured questionnaire from a population-based cohort of young adults with childhood impairment. The…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Developmental Disabilities, Questionnaires, Life Style