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Direct linkMansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Active support is an effective intervention to support engagement of residents with intellectual disability in group homes. This survey explored resident characteristics of the people supported by organisations implementing active support, the provision of active support, its procedures and systems, and resident engagement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Severe Mental Retardation, Intervention
Felce, David; Perry, Jonathan; Lowe, Kathy; Jones, Edwin – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The triad of impairments characteristic of autistic spectrum disorders and severe challenging behaviours are reasonably common among adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim was to investigate whether they had an impact on lifestyle among such adults living in staff-supported community housing. Methods: Data were collected on the…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Check Lists, Mental Retardation, Autism
Peer reviewedKnapp, Samuel; Salend, Spencer J. – Mental Retardation, 1983
Potential problems such as scoring errors, interrater reliability, and length of administration in using the Adaptive Behavior Scale to assess functional behavior of severely disabled persons are reviewed, and solutions to the problems are offered. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Scoring, Severe Disabilities, Test Construction
Peer reviewedIsett, Robert; Spreat, Scott – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1979
The viability of a short-term residential facility for the mentally retarded was examined, using client discharge and developmental growth data. Discharge for the profoundly retarded was not achieved. Findings highlighted the restraints imposed on evaluating one component of a large service delivery system. (MH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Daily Living Skills, Human Services, Institutional Evaluation
Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1987
Evaluation of the cumulative files of 143 severely disabled students (ages 6 to 20 years) in five school districts indicated: (1) a lack of appropriate technically adequate norm-referenced tests, (2) technical adequacy not a major determinant in test selection, and (3) less frequent use (than expected) of criterion-referenced and adaptive behavior…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Learning Resource Center. – 1977
This document correlates resource materials to items on the clinical and public school versions of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale. The rating scales were designed for mentally retarded children and adults and measure behavior in terms of independent functioning, physical development, economic activity,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Citations (References), Daily Living Skills
Download full textBruininks, Robert H.; McGrew, Kevin – 1987
This report presents results from three research studies that were designed to explore both the definition and the structure of the adaptive behavior construct. The first study investigated the structure of adaptive behavior as a function of age, developmental level, and type of handicap through an exploratory factor analysis of both the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Age Differences
