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Meyers, Abbey S. – 1984
The booklet is intended to provide an overview of Tourette Syndrome, (TS), a neurological movement disorder characterized by multiple involuntary tics, uncontrollable vocalizations, and a range of behavior problems including attention deficit and hyperactivity. Typical characteristics of TS are described along with information on etiology,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Techniques, Developmental Disabilities
Project PLANTWORK: A Horticulture Employment Initiative for Workers with Developmental Disabilities.
Download full textNational Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD. – 1986
Intended for persons establishing job development programs for developmentally disabled individuals, this training manual details the structure and procedures of Project PLANTWORK, a 21-month demonstration program which placed approximately 70 workers with developmental disabilities into employment in horticulture industry firms or into…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Romer, Lyle T.; Schoenberg, Beth – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
The staff of an apartment-based residential support program was taught to use behavior interruption strategies to elicit requesting functions from two women with deaf-blindness and developmental disabilities. Results found the strategies to be both quickly assimilated by the staff and effective in increasing request rates from the subjects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Deaf Blind
People-To-People Committee for the Handicapped, Washington, DC. – 1986
This directory provides details on 100 agencies and organizations which provide services and information concerning the disabled. Listed in alphabetical order by name of organization, each citation includes the organization's address, officers, and publications. The organization, purpose, and principal programs are briefly described. Also listed…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Human Services, Information Sources
Westerfield, Judy; Williams, Carolyn – 1983
A program created to help mentally retarded adults move from a state facility to an independent living situation in Jackson, Mississippi, is described. The three stages of the program are outlined as follows: (1) new clients are housed in a cluster unit of apartments close to staff housing, during which time they are assessed according to the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
