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Schendel, Diana E.; Autry, Andrew; Wines, Roberta; Moore, Cynthia – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of major birth defects among children with autism, the prevalence of autism in children with birth defects, and the risk for autism associated with having birth defects. Method: Retrospective cohort including all children born in Atlanta, GA, USA, 1986 to 1993, who survived to age 3 years and were identified through…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Congenital Impairments
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Webb, Jenny; Stanton, Melanie – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The relatively poor health of people with learning disability reflects the failure of primary care practitioners to improve the accessibility of the service they offer. This North Essex study involved evaluation of a project to work with three primary care practices to raise staff awareness, improve their training, and adapt their working…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Developmental Disabilities, Pilot Projects, Evaluation
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Cornish, Kim M.; Kogan, Cary S.; Li, Lexin; Turk, Jeremy; Jacquemont, Sebastien; Hagerman, Randi J. – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Fragile X syndrome is the world's most common hereditary cause of developmental delay in males and is now well characterized at the biological, brain and cognitive levels. The disorder is caused by the silencing of a single gene on the X chromosome, the "FMR1" gene. The premutation (carrier) status, however, is less well documented but has an…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Males, Short Term Memory, Developmental Disabilities
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Towle, Patricia O.; Visintainer, Paul F.; O'Sullivan, Colleen; Bryant, N. Elizabeth; Busby, Suzanne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
Federal laws mandating a "single point of entry" for early intervention (EI) create a potential database for surveillance of early childhood disabilities. This study evaluated EI records for estimating rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using a chart abstraction protocol, with good interrater agreement (k = 0.86). Sampling 304 EI records…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Autism, Interrater Reliability, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Horrocks, Erin L.; Morgan, Robert L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The authors compare two methods of identifying job preferences for individuals with significant intellectual disabilities. Three individuals with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 19 and 21 participated in a video-based preference assessment and a multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO) assessment. Stimulus preference assessment…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Probability
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Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; LoVullo, Santino V. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Great strides have been made in the development of skills and procedures to aid children with developmental disabilities to establish maximum independence and quality of life. Paramount among the treatment methods that have empirical support are treatments based on applied behavior analysis. These methods are often very labor intensive. Thus,…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Parent Education
Allgood, Nicole R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Asperger syndrome (AS) and high functioning autism are complex developmental disabilities that have a significant impact on the individual and his/her family. Asperger syndrome is characterized by challenges with understanding non-verbal communication, difficulties with social relationships, and restricted interests. Having a brother or sister…
Descriptors: Siblings, Grief, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
Schalock, Robert L.; Borthwick-Duffy, Sharon A.; Bradley, Valerie J.; Buntinx, Wil H. E.; Coulter, David L.; Craig, Ellis M.; Gomez, Sharon C.; Lachapelle, Yves; Luckasson, Ruth; Reeve, Alya; Shogren, Karrie A.; Snell, Martha E.; Spreat, Scott; Tasse, Marc J.; Thompson, James R.; Verdugo-Alonso, Miguel A.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Yeager, Mark H. – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, "Intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Classification, Definitions
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Taylor, D. Bruce; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Flowers, Claudia – Reading Psychology, 2010
This study examines teachers' perceptions about a structured literacy curriculum that uses explicit instruction and teacher script combined with instructional practices common in special education such as time delay, error correction, and prompting strategies. The main research question addressed by this study was "What are the perceptions and…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Developmental Disabilities, Reading Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
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Allen, Keith D.; Wallace, Dustin P.; Renes, Diana; Bowen, Scott L.; Burke, Ray V. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2010
As part of a collaborative project between a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and a local private business, we examined the effects of video modeling to teach vocational skills to four adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Video modeling was used to teach the participants to wear a WalkAround[R]…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults, Adolescents
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Odluyurt, Serhat; Batu, E. Sema – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The general purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of simultaneous prompting embedded in activities for teaching preparatory skills to children with developmental disabilities. Furthermore, determining the perspectives of the teachers about the skills taught to the participants and also to themselves were targeted. Depending…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome
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Fava, Leonardo; Strauss, Kristin – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The present study examined whether Snoezelen and Stimulus Preference environments have differential effects on disruptive and pro-social behaviors in adults with profound mental retardation and autism. In N = 27 adults these target behaviors were recorded for a total of 20 sessions using both multi-sensory rooms. Three comparison groups were…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Mental Retardation, Autism, Developmental Disabilities
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Dincer, Baris; Erbas, Dilek – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study describes the communication repair behaviors used by nonverbal students with developmental disabilities in the interactions they were involved in with their teachers during free play activities. All children were students at centers serving student with developmental disabilities at Anadolu University in Turkey. Data were collected by…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Play, Developmental Disabilities, Correlation
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Kozulin, A.; Lebeer, J.; Madella-Noja, A.; Gonzalez, F.; Jeffrey, I.; Rosenthal, N.; Koslowsky, M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of cognitive intervention with the new "Instrumental Enrichment Basic" program (IE-basic), based on Feuerstein's theory of structural cognitive modifiability that contends that a child's cognitive functioning can be significantly modified through mediated learning intervention. The IE-basic…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Mental Age, Intervention, Autism
Hollingsworth, Jan Carter – Exceptional Parent, 2008
This article discusses Assisted Cycling Tours (ACT), a Westminster, Colorado based 501(c)3, non-profit that is offering the joy of bicycle tours in breathtaking, scenic locations to children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities and their families. ACT was founded by Bob Matter and his son David with a goal of opening up the…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Physical Activities, Nonprofit Organizations, Developmental Disabilities
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