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Cameron, Harriet; Cooper, Louise – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: This small study explores the lived experience of four UK-based fathers (one black British, one white Polish and two white British) caring for at least one child with a dual diagnosis of learning disability and autism. The key aim was to get as close as possible to understanding the experience of these fathers in their role as carers.…
Descriptors: Fathers, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Role, Parent Child Relationship
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Simmons, Ben – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
'Profound and multiple learning disabilities' ('PMLD') is a term used in the UK to refer to children with extensive impairments to cognitive development. The majority of children with PMLD are taught in special schools where specialist interventions are deployed to help PMLD children progress through the preverbal stages of development. Despite…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Inclusion
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Aljehany, Mashal Salman; Bennett, Kyle D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) may experience challenges when learning tasks that are complex and require numerous steps. This difficulty can lead to employment issues for this population of learners. Therefore, researchers have explored methods to teach employment-related tasks to students with ASD…
Descriptors: Prompting, Video Technology, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Lund, Emily M.; Cmar, Jennifer L. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2019
Introduction: The purpose of this article was to conduct a systematic review of peer-reviewed studies on factors related to employment in consumers who are visually impaired using Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA-911) Case Service Report data. Methods: We used database, hand, and ancestral search strategies to systematically identify…
Descriptors: Blindness, Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Rehabilitation
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Dell'Anna, Silvia; Pellegrini, Marta; Ianes, Dario; Vivanet, Giuliano – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the learning, social, and psychological outcomes of students with moderate, severe, and complex disabilities (MSCD) in inclusive settings. The review discusses barriers to conducting rigorous research in this field. Whilst an initial literature search located 1,338 records, only 18 were…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Multiple Disabilities, Inclusion
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Kerri L. Clopton; Stephanie L. Schmitz; Nicole R. Skaar; Susan Larson Etscheidt – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2024
The IDEA requires schools to evaluate and provide services to students who have a mental health issue that is deemed an educational disability or a mental health issue that is comorbid with an educational disability. Etscheidt and colleagues (this issue) propose a six component approach to securing school-based mental health services for students…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Preschool Children, Grade 5, Mental Health
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Thyge Tegtmejer; Roger Säljö – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
In educational systems around the world, there is a long tradition of using psychiatric diagnoses when providing support in the special educational field. For instance, many countries have special schools and special classes for students with psychiatric diagnoses such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism spectrum disorder and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Comorbidity, Psychiatry
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Simmons, Ben – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
There is on-going debate about whether mainstream education is desirable for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Whilst some hold that 'inclusion' is a human right, and that interaction with mainstream peers leads to socio-cognitive gains, others argue that profoundly disabled learners require developmental curricular…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Inclusion
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Esteves, Jeffrey; Perry, Adrienne; Spiegel, Rebecca; Weiss, Jonathan A. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Introduction: Challenging behaviors are common in individuals with developmental disabilities and pose significant challenges to their well-being and that of their families and communities. Method: We explored the occurrence and predictors of self-injurious behavior and aggressive/destructive behavior in 372 Canadian youths (aged 4-20 years) with…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Incidence, Behavior Problems, Aggression
Christina Hart – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Many individuals with Autism and other developmental disabilities are identified and receive special education services to address deficits in cognitive and adaptive functioning. These deficits impact the student's ability to engage in daily living tasks independently. However, there are limited generalizable programs available to address these…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Schwartz, Ariel E.; Kramer, Jessica M.; Rogers, E. Sally; McDonald, Katherine E.; Cohn, Ellen S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions (IDD-MH) experience significant mental health disparities. Barriers to services include transportation and stigma associated with services. Peer mentoring (PM) may be one solution to these barriers. Methods: We conducted exploratory…
Descriptors: Mentors, Intervention, Program Development, Peer Relationship
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Wissing, Maureen B. G.; Dijkstra, Roos; van der Wal, Ina A.; Grootendorst, Esther S.; Hobbelen, Johannes S.M.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; De Deyn, Peter P.; Waninge, Aly; Dekker, Alain D. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Diagnosing dementia in people with severe/profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities (SPI(M)D) is complex. Whereas existing dementia screening instruments as a whole are unsuitable for this population, a number of individual items may apply. Therefore, this study aimed to identify applicable items in existing dementia…
Descriptors: Dementia, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Screening Tests
Ross, Mary Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Joint attention is developmental skill that is typically acquired through visual input during the first year of life in typically developing children. Children with visual impairments develop joint attention through alternate senses such as tactile and auditory input (Baron-Cohen, 1995) and show joint attention behaviors unlike those of typically…
Descriptors: Attention, Visual Impairments, Intervention, Play
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Freeze, Trevi B.; Lutfiyya, Zana Marie; Freeze, Rick; Magana, Janjo; Cauthers, Nick; Mukai, Michael; Antonio, Jacintha; Batta, Anusha – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Background: For almost two decades, students with intellectual, developmental and multiple disabilities have attended undergraduate classes at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada as part-time auditing students. They are supported by the Campus Life program. Campus Life employs graduate and undergraduate university students as academic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Dhondt, Ann; Van keer, Ines; Nijs, Sara; van der Putten, Annette; Maes, Bea – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
The aim of this study was to develop a coding scheme that enables researchers and practitioners to conduct a detailed analysis of the communicative behavior of young children with significant cognitive and motor developmental delays. Currently, there is a paucity of methods to do conduct such an analysis. For the study, video observations of three…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Developmental Delays, Physical Disabilities
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