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Supporting Parents of Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Interventions
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Emma Scripps; Daniel Sutherland; Peter E. Langdon; Richard P. Hastings; Kylie M. Gray – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This review aimed to synthesise the literature about interventions for parents of adolescents with intellectual disability, including parental experience of receiving interventions and intervention effectiveness. Methods: Eligible interventions aimed to improve parenting skills and/or parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability
Interventions Addressing Challenging Behaviours in Arab Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism: A Systematic Review
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Shahad Alarifi; Louise Denne; Nouf Alatifi; Richard P. Hastings – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Arabs with intellectual disabilities and/or autism may exhibit challenging behaviour that affects them and their caregivers. Early, appropriate intervention may reduce these effects. This review synthesised and critically appraised challenging behaviour intervention research for this population. Methods: All published empirical…
Descriptors: Arabs, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problems
Teaching Early Reading Skills to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Using a Support Worker/Family Carer Mediated Online Reading Programme: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
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Louise D. Denne; Gwenllian Moody; Elinor Coulman; David Gillespie; Kate Ingarfield; Nicholas Manktelow; Corinna F. Grindle; J. Carl Hughes; Zac Taylor; Richard P. Hastings – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: There is a paucity of research into interventions that help people with intellectual disabilities learn to read. This feasibility study examines whether an online reading programme, Headsprout, with additional support strategies and supervision (the intervention), can be delivered by support workers/family carers and the feasibility of…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Intellectual Disability, Online Courses
Digital Psychological Wellbeing Interventions for Family Carers of Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
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Magda M. Apanasionok; Andreas Paris; Joanna Griffin; Richard P. Hastings; Ellie Finch; Debbie Austin; Samantha Flynn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: This review explored (1) what digital psychological wellbeing interventions for family carers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were reported in the literature, (2) evidence about their effectiveness, (3) factors affecting their implementation and (4) experiences of family carers who attend them. Methods: Seven…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention
'You Understand Me': Experiences of Peer Mentors Delivering Support for a Mindfulness Intervention to Family Carers of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Alex Gordon-Brown; Caitlin A. Murray; Nikita K. Hayden; Richard P. Hastings; David Mahon; Samantha Flynn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Family carers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk of stress and often face barriers to accessing appropriate supports. Peer support can enhance the effects of well-being interventions, yet research is limited regarding family carers' experiences within peer support roles. Method:…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Family Role, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Programme Recipient and Facilitator Experiences of Positive Family Connections for Families of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Who Are Autistic
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Daniel Sutherland; Samantha Flynn; Joanna Griffin; Richard P. Hastings – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Family members of children with developmental disabilities on average report poorer family functioning and mental health. Positive Family Connections is a co-produced, positively-oriented, family-systems support programme for families of children with developmental disabilities aged 8-13. We investigated experiences of Positive Family…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Children, Early Adolescents, Family Environment