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Synne Nese Skarsaune – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Persons with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) risk exclusion, both in research and as members of society. Because of their embodied communication, they face the challenges in being understood. Oftentimes, others speak on their behalf making inferences on what their perspective might be. Methods: Empathy is suggested…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Adults
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Dunlap, Joanna C.; Sobel, Donna; Sands, Deanna I. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
Online education has skyrocketed in popularity. Every year, more universities are starting online programs. This increase is mostly due to institutional economics, and the demands of students who face a number of obstacles that make the on-campus format inconvenient. The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center is no different.…
Descriptors: Sciences, Multiple Disabilities, Educational Strategies, Methods Courses
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Saccuzzo, Dennis P.; Michael, Brad – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1984
Three experiments were conducted in an investigation of information-processing capabilities of mentally retarded adults, nonretarded children (mental age control), and nonretarded adults (chronological age control). Findings support the theory of a structural defect in mentally retarded persons that results in slow information processing.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
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Courchesne, Eric; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study investigated two neurophysiologic components of event-related brain potential during auditory and visual target detection tasks with 11 non-retarded autistic children, 9 retarded autistic children, and 16 normal subjects, aged 15-19. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that non-retarded autism involves abnormal attentional and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Auditory Perception, Autism, Cognitive Processes
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DeRuyter, Frank; Donoghue, Kathleen A. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1989
A case study of a difficult to manage nonspeaking young man with brain injury is presented. Assessment and intervention indicated severe cognitive-linguistic deficits, severe physical involvement of all extremities, extensive surgical management, visual perceptual and acuity deficits, and behavioral problems. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Communication Disorders
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Gomez, Rapson; Condon, Margaret – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study examined central auditory processing ability of 15 children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 15 children with ADHD and learning disabilities (LD), and 15 controls. Results indicated lower central-auditory-processing ability and significant correlations between reading and ADHD and reading and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Perception, Children, Cognitive Processes
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Marcell, Michael M.; Cohen, Stuart – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
The hearing ability and related cognitive ability of 26 adolescents and young adults with Down's Syndrome (DS) and 26 matched subjects with trainable mental retardation (MR) were compared. Results revealed greater hearing losses in DS than in other MR individuals, especially in the high-frequency range. DS subjects with poorer hearing needed more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Auditory Evaluation, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes
Langley, M. Beth – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1978
Focus is on an assessment model that integrates process-oriented and eclectic approaches to cognitive, linguistic, motoric, and social assessment of this population. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Schemes
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Rock, Elana E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Offers a conceptual model for students who manifest symptoms of both learning disabilities and emotional/behavior disorders. The model is based on six functional domains: cognitive processing, social/emotional adjustment, behavioral functioning, academic performance, language functioning, and executive functioning. The model is applied to critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills