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A Comparison of Gifted Children and Children with Low, Average, and Above-Average Cognitive Abilities in Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the Primary School Context
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H. Elise Samsen-Bronsveld; Anouke W. E. A. Bakx; Stefan Bogaerts; Sanne H. G. Van der Ven – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2024
High sensitivity is often considered a characteristic of giftedness, but scientific evidence for this is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether gifted children rate themselves higher in sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) than their peers. A total of 882 children from Grades 4, 5, and 6 of primary school participated. They…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability, Grade 4, Grade 5
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: How People with Intellectual Disabilities Deal with Challenging Times
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Femke Scheffers; Eveline van Vugt; Xavier Moonen – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
In people with intellectual disabilities research and policy are often still focused on risks or the prevention of risks. Research on the process of resilience is in its infancy in the care for people with intellectual disabilities. In the current study, applying a guided photovoice procedure, people with intellectual disabilities were asked what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Resilience (Psychology), Coping
Prospective Associations between Family-Based Social Capital, Wellbeing, and Emotional and Behavioral Problems amongst People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Two-Wave Study
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Sanne A. H. Giesbers; Richard P. Hastings; Alexander H. C. Hendriks; Andrew Jahoda; Petri J. C. M. Embregts – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Family members are often the main provider of informal support to people with mild intellectual disabilities. In the current study, we explored whether their family-based social capital is prospectively associated with their wellbeing and emotional and behavioral problems. Methods: Sixty-nine participants with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Social Capital, Well Being, Emotional Problems
Objective and Subjective Psychosocial Outcomes in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study
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Scheeren, Anke M.; Buil, J. Marieke; Howlin, Patricia; Bartels, Meike; Begeer, Sander – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Research has shown lower rates of employment and independent living in adults with autism. Many of these findings are based on cross-sectional studies, predominantly involving male participants. In a 6-year longitudinal study, we examined determinants of psychosocial outcomes in 917 adults with autism spectrum disorder (425 men, 492 women, mean…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Employment
Perspectives of People with Intellectual Disability about Their Family Networks: A Comparison Study with Key Support Worker Proxy Reports
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Tournier, Tess; Hendriks, Alexander H. C.; Jahoda, Andrew; Hastings, Richard P.; Giesbers, Sanne A. H.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The Family Network Method -- Intellectual Disability (FNM-ID) was used to compare perspectives of people with mild intellectual disability and their support workers on family networks of people with intellectual disability. Method: 138 participants with mild intellectual disability and support workers were interviewed, using the…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Networks, Attitudes, Behavior Problems
Dementia in People with Severe/Profound Intellectual (and Multiple) Disabilities: Applicability of Items in Dementia Screening Instruments for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wissing, Maureen B. G.; Dijkstra, Roos; van der Wal, Ina A.; Grootendorst, Esther S.; Hobbelen, Johannes S.M.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; De Deyn, Peter P.; Waninge, Aly; Dekker, Alain D. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Diagnosing dementia in people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D) is complex. Whereas existing dementia screening instruments as a whole are unsuitable for this population, a number of individual items may apply. Therefore, this study aimed to identify applicable items in existing dementia…
Descriptors: Dementia, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Screening Tests
Linguistic Dissimilarity Increases Age-Related Decline in Adult Language Learning
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Schepens, Job J.; van Hout, Roeland W. N. M.; van der Slik, Frans W. P. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
We investigated age-related decline in adult learning of Dutch as an additional language (Ln) in speaking, writing, listening, and reading proficiency test scores for 56,024 adult immigrants with 50 L1s who came to the Netherlands for study or work. Performance for all four language skills turned out to decline monotonically after an age of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Ability, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction