Background: Peer-delivered interventions are a best practice in mental health, yet no such intervention exists for young adults (YA) with intellectual/developmental disabilities with co-occurring mental health conditions. We evaluated YA with intellectual/developmental disabilities' ability to deliver a novel peer mentoring intervention with…

This meta-analytic review investigated interventions for transition-age youth diagnosed with autism, intellectual disability, or extensive support needs. Nineteen group design studies with 215 effect sizes met inclusion criteria. A robust variance estimation procedure that accounts for the clustering effect sizes within studies was used to…

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Gagne's model in teaching the concept of geometric shapes, triangle, circle and square, to a student with intellectual disability. A multiple-probe design across behaviors, a single-subject design, was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the adopted model. The participant of this…

Behaviour support plans (BSPs), if accurately implemented, have been found to increase skills and decrease challenging behaviour of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Training is essential for staff to acquire the skills necessary for accurate implementation. The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate…

Reading comprehension is a critical skill for student success in school, the workplace, and daily life, yet many students display significant reading comprehension deficits. This article describes the impact effective strategy instruction can have on the reading outcomes of students with learning disabilities and related challenges. A discussion…

This study suggests a digital assessment tool - Smart Equation Exam System (SEED) - as a substitute for traditional multiple-choice and paper and pen exams. SEED includes a question bank, an answer platform, mathematical equations, and physics formulae. The novelty of SEED is that it allows all students with or without physical disabilities via…

Disabled students have historically been dehumanized in education, generally, and in research and practice related to school mathematics (K-12), particularly. Typically, they are only offered access to low-rigor school mathematics emphasizing rote procedures and narrow skills, often segregated physically and socially from their nondisabled peers.…

Background: The frequency and intensity of physical activity are directly related to health in the general population. However, to our knowledge, no study has looked at that relationship in people with intellectual disability. Method: The aim of this study was to determine whether there were differences in the health of 407 people with…

Background: Sepsis is a common cause of death within the general population and the third most common cause of death for people with a learning disability, suggesting an increased vulnerability or different trajectory within this population. Despite this, there is currently no research into the direct lived experiences of people with a learning…

Specific learning disabilities (SLD) is a general term referring to a heterogeneous group of disorders displayed by individuals with special needs. SLD refers to disorders in reading, writing and mathematics. A large proportion of students with SLD need support in reading as well as in reading comprehension skills, an important component and…

Early identification of developmental delays and disabilities (DDs) is a key component of well-child visits. Recommendations for assessing children's development during these visits continue to evolve. For almost a century, developmental milestones have been used to identify children with atypical development. More recently, the American Academy…

Increasingly individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID) are showing the capability of learning abstract mathematical skills like algebra. The purpose of the study was to show a method for teaching high school-aged individuals with ID the algebra skill of creating an equation from a line using a time-delay strategy and equation template. We…

Students with learning disabilities at the secondary level struggle with failure and a diminished emotional capacity to learn. Research suggests that the cumulative effects from the discrepancy model of identification, Learned Helplessness, and learning anxiety may explain the long-standing gap between students with disabilities and their…

The specific problem examined by this study was that it is unknown if and to what extent there is a relationship between mathematics teachers' attitudes towards inclusion of students with learning disabilities in math and teachers' attitudes towards using evidence-based practices to improve mathematics achievement for this population. Therefore,…

The purpose of this study was to explore adult education students' perspectives on the availability and helpfulness of instructional and testing accommodations and out-of-classroom supports and services. Drawing upon elements of pragmatic perspectives (Cherryholmes, 1992; Morgan, 2007), this study sought to identify and analyze the need for…