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Venus W. S. Tse; Jiedi Lei; Jason Crabtree; William Mandy; Joshua Stott – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects individuals across their lifetime, though the effects of ageing in older adulthood are poorly understood to date. This systematic review assessed six characteristics in older autistic adults (cognitive functioning, co-occurring difficulties, autism symptom severity, social integration, adaptive…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Processing
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Munde, V. S.; Vlaskamp, C.; Ruijssenaars, A. J. J. M.; Nakken, H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Direct support persons (DSPs) often face problems in observing and determining alertness in individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). A literature study was carried out to gather information about the problems just described. A search of two electronic databases and the references found in relevant hits revealed 42…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Interaction, Severe Mental Retardation, Cognitive Ability
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Petry, Katja; Maes, Bea – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
This paper gives a description of the support needs of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD), based on the five basic dimensions of the 2002 AAMR System, being intellectual abilities, adaptive behavior, participation, interaction and social roles, health and context. It is based on a study of the literature concerning the target group.…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Multiple Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Cognitive Ability