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Burke, Shanna L.; Li, Tan; Grudzien, Adrienne; Garcia, Stephanie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study evaluated the measurable impact of the use of virtual interactive training agents (ViTA) as a way to practice interviewing and gain confidence in responding to questions asked during job interviews. Of the total participants (n = 153), the majority were male (72.55%) with an average age of 21.71 years old (SD = 3.14 years). Autism…
Descriptors: Employment Interviews, Self Efficacy, Young Adults, Males
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Obrusnikova, Iva; Cavalier, Albert R.; Novak, Haley M.; Blair-McKinsey, Ashleigh E.; Suminski, Rick R. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have significantly lower levels of fitness compared to the general population. The study examined the effects of a multicomponent familiarization intervention, consisting of a visual activity schedule and a video-enhanced system of least-to-most prompting, both displayed via an iPad, on the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Familiarity, Exercise
Seker, Faruk Salih; Çamliyer, Hüseyin – Online Submission, 2021
Our study tried to assess the effect of the Special Movement Education Program on the balance skills of children with intellectual disabilities. We used the experimental design of 23 children with intellectual disabilities between the ages of seven and ten in a special education and rehabilitation center in Burdur, Turkey formed the study group.…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Training Methods, Psychomotor Skills, Intellectual Disability
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Palmqvist, Lisa; Danielsson, Henrik; Jönsson, Arne; Rönnberg, Jerker – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2020
Background: Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) show difficulties with everyday planning. A tablet-based training program for everyday planning may be a suitable intervention, but its feasibility must be evaluated. This study evaluated how behavior changes during training and if individuals with ID can use technology by themselves.…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Program Effectiveness, Intellectual Disability, Cognitive Development
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Cullen, Jennifer M.; Simmons-Reed, Evette A.; Weaver, Lindy – Psychology in the Schools, 2017
Barriers in acquiring, maintaining, and generalizing daily living skills are factors that contribute to discrepancies in independent living outcomes among transition age youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Acquisition and generalization of daily living skills empowers transition age youth and young adults…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Independent Living, Daily Living Skills
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Lee, Gabrielle T.; Pu, Yunhuan; Xu, Sheng; Lee, Michelle W.; Feng, Hua – Journal of Special Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of video modeling and visual task analysis on the acquisition, maintenance, and engagement of washing cars for three Chinese adolescents with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. Video-based training was conducted in the conference room of a university-affiliated autism…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Adolescents, Asians, Motor Vehicles
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Fullana, Judit; Pallisera, Maria; Català, Elena; Puyalto, Carolina – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: This article presents the results of evaluating a research training programme aimed at developing the skills of people with intellectual disabilities to actively participate in inclusive research. Methods: The present authors opted for a responsive approach to evaluation, using a combination of interviews, questionnaires and focus…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Inclusion, Research Skills, Program Evaluation
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Willems, A.; Embregts, P.; Hendriks, L.; Bosman, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2016
Background: Training support staff in dealing with challenging behaviour in clients with intellectual disabilities (ID) is needed. The goal of this study is to determine which elements need to be incorporated in a training on staff interactions with these clients, building upon a framework and an interpersonal model. As in functional analysis,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
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Boris, Ashley L.; Awadalla, Nardeen; Martin, Toby L.; Martin, Garry L.; Kaminski, Lauren; Miljkovic, Morena – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
The Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities (ABLA) is a tool that is used to assess the learning ability of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and children with autism. The ABLA was recently revised and is now referred to as the ABLA-Revised (ABLA-R). A self-instructional manual was prepared to teach individuals how to administer the…
Descriptors: Guides, Academic Ability, Intellectual Disability, Autism