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Decision-Making in People with Mild Intellectual Disability: Relations with Intelligence and a Measure of Executive Functioning
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Fusinska-Korpik, Agnieszka; Gacek, Michal – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: In this study we aimed to explore how intelligence and executive functioning are related to decision-making regarding social situations in persons with mild ID. Method: We studied 80 vocational school students with mild ID; the controls were 80 students of a similar age. We assessed decision-making ability with the Important Life…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Intelligence, Executive Function, Decision Making
Young Students with Down Syndrome: Early Longitudinal Academic Achievement and Neuropsychological Predictors
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Daunhauer, Lisa A.; Will, Elizabeth; Schworer, Emily; Fidler, Deborah J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: We examined longitudinal academic achievement and neuropsychological functioning across two time points in young students with Down syndrome (DS) and a typically developing (TD) comparison group equated on nonverbal mental age (NVMA). Method: Participants engaged in assessments of academic achievement, executive function (EF), and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Academic Achievement, Executive Function, Psychomotor Skills
Executive Functioning Problems of Juvenile Sex Offenders with Low Levels of Measured Intelligence
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Miyaguchi, Koji; Shirataki, Sadaaki – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: Many hypotheses have been proposed to address the relationship between sex offenders and neuropsychological functions. Method: The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in executive functions between juvenile sex offenders and non-sex offenders with/without low IQ by using the Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Intelligence Quotient, Sexual Abuse, Juvenile Justice
Comprehension of Pictograms for Pain Quality and Pain Affect in Adults with Down Syndrome
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de Knegt, Nanda C.; Schuengel, Carlo; Lobbezoo, Frank; Visscher, Corine M.; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Boel, Judith A.; Scherder, Erik J. A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at risk for age-related painful physical conditions, but also for under-reporting pain. Pictograms may facilitate self-report of pain, because they seem suitable for the global visual processing in DS and for iconic representation of abstract concepts. Method: Participants (N = 39, M age = 41.2)…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Adults, Pain, Aging (Individuals)
Autobiographical Memory in ADHD Subtypes
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Fabio, Rosa Angela; Caprì, Tindara – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Episodic autobiographical memory (EAM) has not been extensively investigated in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The objective of this study was to examine EAM in school-age children with ADHD in reference to the encoding period: recent memories (previous school years) and remote memories (first years of…
Descriptors: Memory, Autobiographies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Elementary School Students
Working Memory in Adolescent Males with Down Syndrome and Males with Autism and Intellectual Disability: Implications for the Classroom
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Trezise, Kim L.; Gray, Kylie M.; Taffe, John; Sheppard, Dianne M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: To develop effective education strategies, a detailed knowledge of the working memory profile in Down syndrome (DS) and autism with intellectual disability (ID) is required. Materials and Methods: Fifteen adolescents with DS, 11 boys with autism and ID, and 12 boys with nonspecific ID (NSID) were compared on 2 versions of a novel…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Adolescents, Males, Down Syndrome
My Shield Will Protect Me against the ANTS: Treatment of PTSD in a Client with an Intellectual Disability
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Fernando, Kumari; Medlicott, Louisa – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: There are limited interventions for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who also have an intellectual disability. This paper reports the successful treatment of a client with an intellectual disability who experienced PTSD following abuse in an intimate relationship. We describe the use of an innovative coping…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Outcomes of Treatment, Violence
Phonological Awareness in Swedish-Speaking Children with Complex Communication Needs
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Larsson, Maria; Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Children with complex communication needs (CCN) often experience problems achieving literacy. The aim of this project was to study phonological awareness, a central predictor for literacy achievement, in children with CCN, and to compare their performance to a group of children with natural speech. Method: One group of 15 Swedish…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Articulation (Speech), Communication Disorders, Phonemic Awareness