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Brigid Jacob; Ragda Izar; Hanna Tran; Katherine Akers; Anil N. F. Aranha; Omar Afify; Elizabeth Janks; Jennifer Mendez – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Patients and families experiencing developmental disabilities (DDs) may lack trust in physicians due to negative experiences in healthcare. DDs include conditions impairing physical, learning, language, or behavior areas, beginning during the developmental period and impacting daily functioning ('Developmental Disabilities'). Medical students…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Developmental Disabilities, Physicians
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Safi, Mohammed F.; Al Sadrani, Badriya; Mustafa, Ashraf – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
The use of interactive technologies has been demonstrated to enhance verbal and non-verbal communication, as well as the social interaction tendencies of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We examined effects of using Virtual Voice Assistant (VVAs) in children with ASD with respect to two outcomes: speech skills and social interaction…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Verbal Communication
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Zhao, Meiju; Cheng, Li; Fu, Wangqian; Ma, Xiaochen; Chen, Xiaoyu – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a scale measuring inclusive school quality from parents' perceptions (Parents' perceptions of Inclusive School Quality, PISQ) and investigate the perceptions of Chinese parents of children with disabilities of inclusive school quality using the PISQ scale. Method: The data for 78 parents of children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Inclusion, Parent Attitudes
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Sun, Xiaohui – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) face lifelong challenges in areas such as self-care, learning and socializing abilities. Having such individuals at home brings family caregivers extra stress, especially when support is insufficient. Because of the inadequacy of professional support available globally, the need to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family Role
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Bergmann, Thomas; Birkner, Joana; Sappok, Tanja; Schmidt, Maria – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often associated with intellectual disability (ID). ASD-specific group concepts usually focus on people on a high functioning level. The Autism-Competence-Group (AutCom) combines a psycho-educative approach with music and dance/movement interventions in adults with ASD and ID. AutCom includes 16 structured…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Adults
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Thomas, Benjamin R.; Lafasakis, Michael – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
This study evaluated the effects of an acceptability questionnaire on classroom aides' treatment integrity during implementation of behavioral intervention plans, using a multiple-probe-baseline across-participants design. Four classroom aides in a special education preschool classroom rarely used procedures recommended to manage the challenging…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Intervention, Questionnaires, Teacher Aides