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Family Resilience Affecting Well-Being of Families with a Child with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Siméon T. A. Lahaije; Jorien Luijkx; Aly Waninge; Annette A. J. van der Putten – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have pervasive support needs, which are often managed by their families. By being resilient and positively adapting to this challenge, families may maintain a positive family quality of life (FQOL). We therefore aimed to understand how families with a child with PIMD experience…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Quality of Life, Children
NCLB Alternate Assessment Policies and Postschool Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
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Collin Shepley; R. Joseph Waddington – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The participation of students with significant cognitive disabilities in accountability assessments aligned with general education standards is a heavily debated topic in the field of special education. Attempts to understand the impact of these assessments have generally been limited to correlational methods. We employed a…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability
Effects of Dog-Assisted Therapy on Communication and Basic Social Skills of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study
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Scorzato, Ivano; Zaninotto, Leonardo; Romano, Michela; Menardi, Chiara; Cavedon, Lino; Pegoraro, Alessandra; Socche, Laura; Zanetti, Piera; Coppiello, Deborah – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Thirty-nine adults with severe to profound intellectual disability (ID) were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 21) or a control group (n = 18). Assessment was blinded and included selected items from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), the Behavioral Assessment Battery (BAB), and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Pilot Projects, Interpersonal Competence
Predictors of Risky Behavior and Offending for Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disability
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Savage, Melissa N.; Bouck, Emily C. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) engage in risky behavior and offending. However, little is known on the impact school-related predictors have on engagement in risky behaviors for adolescents with ID. This study analyzed secondary data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to determine levels of engagement in risky…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
The Learning of Difficult Visual Discriminations by the Moderately and Severely Retarded
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Gold, Marc W.; Barclay, Craig R. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
A procedure to effectively and efficiently train moderately and severely retarded individuals to make fine visual discriminations is described. Results suggest that expectancies for such individuals are in need of examination. Implications for sheltered workshops, work activity centers and classrooms are discussed. [This article appeared…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Performance Factors