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Carly Hyde; Logan Shurtz; Nicole McDonald; Maria Pizzano; Charles A. Nelson; Elizabeth A. Thiele; Connie Kasar; Shafali Jeste – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition characterized by both medical and neuropsychiatric diagnoses that emerge across the lifespan. As part of a clinical trial, caregivers of children with TSC were interviewed about their experiences navigating medical, school, and social services. Semistructured interviews (N = 20) with…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Neuropsychology, Clinical Diagnosis, Control Groups
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Berry-Kravis, Elizabeth; Raspa, Melissa; Loggin-Hester, Lisa; Bishop, Ellen; Holiday, David; Bailey, Donald B., Jr. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
A national survey of caregivers of individuals with fragile X syndrome addressed characteristics of epilepsy and co-occurring conditions. Of the 1,394 individuals (1,090 males and 304 females) with the full mutation, 14% of males and 6% of females reported seizures. Seizures were more often partial, began between ages 4 and 10 years, and were…
Descriptors: Seizures, Caregivers, National Surveys, Disabilities
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Didden, Robert; Sigafoos, Jeff; Korzilius, Hubert; Baas, Astrid; Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
There are only a few studies that have attempted to systematically document the communicative forms and functions in the repertoires of individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS). In the present study, we sent the "Inventory of Potential Communicative Acts" (IPCA) (Sigafoos et al. 2000a,b) to 136 families of children with AS. The IPCA aims to provide…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Genetics, Disabilities, Interpersonal Communication