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The Social and Recreational Characteristics of Adults with Intellectual Disability and Pica Living in Institutions
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Ashworth, Melody; Hirdes, John P.; Martin, Lynn – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This paper reports on the social life of adults with intellectual disability (ID) who engage in pica behaviour (i.e., ingestion of non-food items). Secondary analyses were conducted on the population of adults residing in Ontario's three remaining specialized institutions for persons with ID (N = 1008); 220 individuals (21.8%) had pica. All…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Social Life, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries