Descriptor
Source
| Research in Developmental… | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedSisson, Lori A.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
The effectiveness of a graduated guidance procedure for increasing independence in dressing was examined in a multiple baseline analysis across behaviors with two multihandicapped children (ages nine and five). Results showed both children learned dressing skills with generalization of training to similar garments and maintenance of skills and 18…
Descriptors: Blindness, Case Studies, Generalization, Maintenance
Peer reviewedJacobson, John W. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
Among developmentally disabled persons (N=35,000) young and middle aged adults were found to receive psychotropic medication at higher rates than children, adolescents, or elderly persons. Medication increased with severity of retardation, restrictiveness of residential setting, severity of problem behaviors, and presence of a psychiatric…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy
Peer reviewedFeinstein, Carl; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1988
A review of existing emotional disorder assessment techniques confirmed that they are inappropriate for most children and adolescents with developmental disabilities and pay inadequate attention to affective symptoms in these subjects. A new instrument designed to evaluate mood and affect which has shown good interrater agreement is described.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affective Behavior, Child Development, Developmental Disabilities
