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Examining Potential Predictors of Attention Training Outcomes in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disorders
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Kirk, Hannah E.; Raber, Adi; Richmond, Sally; Cornish, Kim M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Responses to digital cognitive training interventions vary greatly among children with intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD). Investigating possible predictors of improvements following training is vital in ascertaining which individuals benefit from these interventions. Methods: Seventy-three children (4-11 years) with IDD…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Predictor Variables, Training
Caregiver Perceptions of Care of a Medical-Dental Community Clinic for Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Implementing a Program Evaluation
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Lai, Jonathan; Luo, Owen Dan; Klag, Malvina; Shikako-Thomas, Keiko – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Providing medical and dental care for adults with developmental disabilities requires specialised care that includes caregiver's perceptions of processes of care as integral to informing care delivery. Method: We examined the reach and efficacy of a medical-dental clinic serving adults with developmental disabilities as part of a…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Parental Perceptions and Satisfaction with Family Services in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Zuna, Nina; Gràcia, Marta; Haring, Samuel H.; Aguilar, Jeannie M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: This paper reports results from a study examining disability-related services at the family level. Method: We used descriptive statistics to examine (a) the types of disability-related family services families used, (b) how well family services met their needs, (c) the types of family services needed but not received, and (d) families'…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Family Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Arranging and Ordering in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics, Severity, and Environmental Correlates
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Rodriguez, Nicole M.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Stocco, Corey S.; Schlichenmeyer, Kevin – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: There is a need for a more accurate characterisation of higher level restricted and repetitive behaviour (RRB) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including why it might be considered problematic and events associated with its occurrence. Method: We selected one form of higher level RRB--arranging and ordering--that was rated as severe…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Severity (of Disability), Correlation
Why Reinvent the Wheel? A Behaviour Analyst's Reflections on Pedagogy for Inclusion for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
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Dillenburger, Karola – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
The number of children identified as having intellectual or developmental disability is rising worldwide and their education has been found wanting. It has been said that "they simply need better teaching." At the same time, there is an increasing evidence base that pedagogy that is based on the discipline of behaviour analysis offers…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
Standardised Observation Analogue Procedure (SOAP) for Assessing Parent and Child Behaviours in Clinical Trials
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Johnson, Cynthia R.; Butter, Eric M.; Handen, Benjamin L.; Sukhodolsky, Denis G.; Mulick, James; Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, Eugene L.; Scahill, Lawrence; Swiezy, Naomi; Sacco, Kelley; Stigler, Kimberly A.; McDougle, Christopher J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Observational measures of parent and child behaviours have a long history in child psychiatric and psychological intervention research, including the field of autism and developmental disability. We describe the development of the Standardised Observational Analogue Procedure (SOAP) for the assessment of parent-child behaviour before…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parents, Interrater Reliability, Developmental Disabilities