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Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth; Lamond, Erin; Holden, Jeanette – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
This survey study investigates issues related to bilingualism and autism. Bilingualism is common around the world but there is little published information to guide professionals and parents in making decisions about bilingualism for children with autism. Participants were 49 parents or guardians of children with autism who were members of a…
Descriptors: Autism, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Jackson, Carla Wood – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
The study examined family supports after identification of children's hearing loss. On a questionnaire, 456 respondents rated the importance of different aspects of family support, the quality of supports they experienced, and their preferences about informational resources. They verified the importance of informational resources, social-emotional…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Family Programs, Parents, Educational Resources
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Emerson, Eric; Shahtahmasebi, Said; Lancaster, Gillian; Berridge, Damon – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Little is known about child disability and dynamic aspects of poverty. Method: Analysis of data collected over a 12-month period for families (a) supporting a child with intellectual disability (n = 370), (b) supporting a child with other disability (n = 1,418), and (c) supporting a child with no disability (n = 7,215). Results: When…
Descriptors: Poverty, Mental Retardation, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Income
Thomas, Simone – ProQuest LLC, 2011
One of the most pervasive issues facing educators and administrators in Adult Basic Education (ABE) is student persistence. The purposes of this qualitative study were 1) to identify the experiences that African American adult learners associated with their decisions to leave ABE programs; 2) to ascertain the impact of participants'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Barriers, African American Students, Qualitative Research