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Dipla, K.; Zafeiridis, A.; Papadopoulos, S.; Koskolou, M.; Geladas, N.; Vrabas, I. S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The aim was to investigate the hemodynamic responses to isometric handgrip exercise (HG) and examine the role of the muscle metaboreflex in the exercise pressor response in individuals with intellectual disability (IID) and non-disabled control subjects. Eleven males with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities and eleven non-disabled males…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Metabolism, Males, Mental Retardation
Borella, Erika; Carretti, Barbara; Lanfranchi, Silvia – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The cognitive profile of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) is known to be characterized by an impaired executive functioning, but inhibition-related processes have not been extensively examined in this setting. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether individuals with DS have any specific or general deficit in inhibitory…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory, Mental Age
Godbee, Kali; Porter, Melanie A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
People with Williams syndrome (WS) are said to have sociable and extremely trusting personalities, approaching strangers without hesitation. This study investigated whether people with WS are less likely than controls to attribute negative intent to others when interpreting a series of ambiguous pictures. This may, at least partially, explain…
Descriptors: Intention, Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation, Mental Age
Rossi, Natalia F.; Heinze, Elena Garayzabal; Giacheti, Celia M.; Goncalves, Oscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The objective of this study was to investigate the psycholinguistic abilities of children with Williams syndrome (WS) and typically developing children using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA). Performance on the ITPA was analysed in a group with WS (N=20, mean age=8.5 years, SD=1.62) and two typically developing groups,…
Descriptors: Children, Congenital Impairments, Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation
Vakil, Eli; Lifshitz-Zehavi, Hefziba – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Raven matrices are used for assessing fluid intelligence and the intellectual level of groups with low intelligence. Our study addresses qualitative analysis of information processing in Raven matrices performance among individuals with intellectual disability with that of their typically developed (TD) counterparts. Twenty-three adults with…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation, Cognitive Processes
Carraro, Attilio; Gobbi, Erica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Although high anxiety is common in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) and the anxiolytic effects of exercise have been systematically recognised in clinical and non-clinical populations, research is scant concerning the role played by exercise on anxiety in people with ID. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Anxiety, Exercise
King, Matthew; Shields, Nora; Imms, Christine; Black, Monique; Ardern, Clare – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
We compared participation in out-of-school activities between children with intellectual disability and children with typical development using the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment and Preferences for Activities of Children questionnaires. Thirty-eight pairs of children were matched for age (mean age 12.3 plus or minus 2.7…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Socioeconomic Background, Interpersonal Competence, Participation
Strydom, Andre; Chan, Trevor; King, Michael; Hassiotis, Angela; Livingston, Gill – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Dementia may be more common in older adults with intellectual disability (ID) than in the general population. The increased risk for Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome (DS) is well established, but much less is known about dementia in adults with ID who do not have DS. We estimated incidence rates from a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Risk, Age, Alzheimers Disease
Channell, Marie Moore; Loveall, Susan J.; Conners, Frances A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Reading-related skills of youth with intellectual disability (ID) were compared with those of typically developing (TD) children of similar verbal ability level. The group with ID scored lower than the TD group on word recognition and phonological decoding, but similarly on orthographic processing and rapid automatized naming (RAN). Further,…
Descriptors: Memory, Verbal Ability, Reading Skills, Word Recognition
Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Jin-Ding; Chiu, Tzu-Ying – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The purposes of this study were to measure disparities of age structure between people with an intellectual disability and general population, and to explore the difference of demographic characteristics between these two populations by using data from a population based register in Taiwan. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20.0 statistical software.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Marital Status, Comparative Analysis, Age Differences
Golubovic, Spela; Skrbic, Renata – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Intellectual disability affects different aspects of functioning and quality of life, as well as the ability to independently assess the quality of life itself. The paper examines the agreement in the quality of life assessments made by adolescents with intellectual disability and their parents compared with assessments made by adolescents without…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Quality of Life, Measures (Individuals), Physical Health
Golubovic, Spela; Maksimovic, Jasna; Golubovic, Boris; Glumbic, Nenad – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This paper presents the results of the study which examined the effects of carefully designed physical exercise programs on the development of physical fitness in children with ID. The study sample consisted of 42 children with ID and 45 typically developing children. All the participants were assessed using Eurofit Test Battery. The results were…
Descriptors: Exercise, Mental Retardation, Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level
Chang, Yaw-Wen; Lin, Jin-Ding; Chen, Wei-Liang; Yen, Chia-Feng; Loh, Ching-Hui; Fang, Wen-Hui; Wu, Li-Wei – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases the risk of cardiovascular events. Heart rate variability (HRV) represents autonomic functioning, and reduced HRV significantly increases cardiovascular mortality. The aims of the present paper are to assess the prevalence of MetS in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), the difference in short-term HRV…
Descriptors: Females, Metabolism, Males, Mental Retardation
de Winter, C. F.; Bastiaanse, L. P.; Kranendonk, S. E.; Hilgenkamp, T. I. M.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Echteld, M. A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Older people with an intellectual disability (ID) have been shown to have similar to increased cardiovascular risks as compared to the general population. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), atherosclerosis distal from the aortic bifurcation, is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of PAD has not been…
Descriptors: Smoking, Age Differences, Place of Residence, Diseases
Blomqvist, Sven; Olsson, Josefine; Wallin, Louise; Wester, Anita; Rehn, Borje – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
For adolescent people with ID, falls are more common compared to peers without ID. However, postural balance among this group is not thoroughly investigated. The aim of this study was to compare balance and muscle performance among adolescents aged between 16 and 20 years with a mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID) to age-matched…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Adolescents, Human Body, Control Groups