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Eziafakaku Uchechukwu Nwokolo; Peter E. Langdon; Glynis H. Murphy – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
There are many well-developed screening tools for both intellectual disabilities and autism, but they may not be culturally appropriate for use within Africa. Our specific aims were to complete a systematic review to (1) describe and critically appraise short screening tools for the detection of intellectual disabilities and autism for older…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cultural Differences
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Chung, Justin Cheuk Yin; Lowenthal, Rosane; Mevorach, Carmel; Paula, Cristiane Silvestre; Teixeira, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz; Woodcock, Kate Anne – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The causal relationship between emotional outbursts and emotion dysregulation is proposed to be heterogeneous, but cultural influences have not been considered despite established cultural differences in emotional processes (e.g., increased motivation to suppress emotions in interdependent cultures). Responses to the Brazilian Portuguese version…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns
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Liu, Xian; Sun, Xin; Sun, Caihong; Zou, Mingyang; Chen, Yiru; Huang, Junping; Wu, Lijie; Chen, Wen-Xiong – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The literature from inception to 2020 on the prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals was systematically reviewed and further explored by subgroup analyses and meta-regression models. This systematic review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020179725). A total of 66 studies from 53 articles were included. The updated pooled prevalence of…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
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Delobel-Ayoub, M.; Saemundsen, E.; Gissler, M.; Ego, A.; Moilanen, I.; Ebeling, H.; Rafnsson, V.; Klapouszczak, D.; Thorsteinsson, E.; Arnaldsdóttir, K. M.; Roge, B.; Arnaud, C.; Schendel, D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We estimated autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence in 7-9 year-old children in 2015 using data from three nationwide health registry systems (Denmark, Finland, Iceland) and two French population-based regional registries. Prevalence ranged from 0.48% in South-East France to 3.13% in Iceland (South-West France: 0.73%, Finland: 0.77%, Denmark:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
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Susanty, Dessy; Noel, Pia; Sabeh, Meta Saraswati; Jahoda, Andrew – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Evidence and awareness of the importance of culturally adapting psychosocial interventions is growing. The aim of this paper is to systematically review studies on cultural adaptations of psychosocial interventions for parents and their children with intellectual disabilities, in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: Studies were…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Children, Parents, Intervention
Fiorello, Catherine A.; Jenkins, Tiffany K. – Communique, 2018
This article is an overview of identification of intellectual disabilities (ID), with a focus on meeting legal and ethical requirements when assessing children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those living in poverty. Specific procedures and recommended instruments will be reviewed.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Disability Identification, Best Practices, Legal Responsibility
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Alkahtani, Mohammed Ali – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study outlines the literature relevant to the Cross-cultural issues and the politics of SEN and the different perspectives arising from the literature on this widely debated issue are addressed. In addition, the origin of the term "special educational needs" (SEN), its definitions and the types of special education needs are…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Needs Students, Literature Reviews, Cross Cultural Studies