Despite the potential positive impact of augmentative and alternative communication, the literature suggests that many individuals with disabilities experience barriers in developing communication skills and access to appropriate supports. Parents can provide valuable insight into the barriers and facilitators experienced by their children with…

Parental support is an important part of introducing an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system to a child. Professionals providing AAC services to children with complex communication needs should practice family-centered service provision. The aim of this study was to explore Sri Lankan parents' perspectives on AAC and their lived…

This study investigated the bidirectional effects of change in maladaptive behaviors among adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and change in their intergenerational family relationships over a 7.5-year period. Indicators of the intergenerational family relationship between premutation carrier mothers and their adolescent or adult…

Previous research has shown that children with special education needs (SEN) in inclusive elementary schools in Indonesia face challenges in terms of facilities and social abilities. Some studies have revealed that one benefit of an inclusive school is social inclusion, and parents of children with SEN in Indonesia also want their children to…

The aim of this article is to examine lessons on religion in Poland from the perspective of the prevailing legal, social, cultural, and organisational conditions, as well as to look at the research that has already been devoted to this topic. In the first part, the religious context specific to Poland, based on level of declared religious identity…

Given that the professional literature provides ample evidence of the importance of parental involvement and its effect on learners' academic outcomes and positive social/emotional states, the aim of this quantitative study was to understand and compare the perceptions of preservice teachers regarding parental involvement and family engagement in…

The era we live in has a quality allowing all new fields and different uses of media and technology. In this unavoidable development and transformation, the individual's attitude and usage of these contents also varies. It is important to focus on some concepts and relations before we talk about our study including these reviews The students of…

Having a successful start to school as a young child has long been recognised as an important factor in ensuring a successful future educational career, associated with more positive social and academic outcomes. The current paper examines the expectations of parents for their children's first transition into school in early years and their actual…

Four longitudinal models are used to present a short review of research into adolescent psychosocial development. This review reveals adolescent development to proceed in a regular manner. This process of regular development suggests that it might be possible to uncover rules of intra-individual development. The aim of this paper is to propose a…

Prior studies have indicated that prosocial behavior might be a protective factor for developing internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems. However, little research has been conducted on within-person changes of prosocial behavior and behavioral problems over time. With random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs), the current…

This study examines the effects of input quality on early phonological acquisition by investigating whether interadult variation in specific phonetic properties in the input is reflected in the production of their children. We analysed the English coda stop release patterns in the spontaneous speech of fourteen mothers and compared them with the…

In this article, I review research on adolescent-parent relationships and youth well-being in Turkey. Turkey is a country that has changed rapidly due to urbanization and globalization, and that is characterized by cultural heterogeneity in values, all of which have implications for parent-child relationships. I focus first on parenting styles,…

The neuropsychological profile associated with sex chromosome trisomies (SCT) is frequently characterised by delays or deficits in linguistic development. Although maternal input could have an important role in influencing and shaping the linguistic development of children with SCT, there is a lack of studies in the literature that have…

This study examines the types of interactions and early literacy development that occur when non-verbal 4-year-old children on the autism spectrum engage with family members in read-alouds using authentic children's literature. Findings indicate the importance of quality children's literature for read-alouds. A key implication of the study is that…

The aim of the study was to perform family-based association analysis of "PRKCB1," "CBLN1" and "KCNMB4" gene polymorphisms and autism disorder. We comprised 206 Caucasian children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and their biological parents. In transmission/disequilibrium test we observed that T-allele of the…