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McCarthy, Michelle; Hunt, Siobhan; Milne-Skillman, Karen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Domestic violence against women is well researched in the general population, but much less so in relation to women with learning disabilities. This qualitative research study interviewed 15 women with learning disabilities who had experienced domestic violence about their experiences, the impact of the violence on them and their…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Coping, Phenomenology
van Duijvenbode, Neomi; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert P. L. M.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Problematic alcohol use is characterized by disrupted associative processing of environmental clues, where problematic drinkers interpret ambiguous, alcohol-relevant clues in an alcohol-related way. The present study examined the strength of this interpretation bias in a large sample (N = 230) of light and problematic drinkers with and…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Environmental Influences, Mild Intellectual Disability
Young, R.; Dagnan, D.; Jahoda, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2016
Background: Leaving school is an important time for adolescents, with increasing autonomy and developing adult identities. The present study sought to shed light on the content and emotional impact of worries amongst adolescents with and without intellectual disabilities (IDs) at this time of change. Methods: Twenty-five adolescents with mild to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Emotional Response, Anxiety, Mild Intellectual Disability
Artemyeva, Tatiana V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Adolescents, organizing their behavior in the space of school should take into account the system of rules existing in the institution. The development of normative behavior allows the teenager to understand their inner world and people around them. Failure to understand the regulatory requirements reduces the possibilities of social adaptation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Standards
van den Bogaard, Kim J. H. M.; Nijman, Henk L. I.; Palmstierna, Tom; Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Introduction: People with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring psychopathology have a relatively high likelihood to engage in aggressive behavior. Nevertheless, structured clinical assessment of aggressive behavior, including when and where it occurs, is scarce in this population. Methods: On three wards specializing in the care for people…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Aggression, Mild Intellectual Disability, Psychopathology
Savage, Melissa N.; Bouck, Emily C. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) engage in risky behavior and offending. However, little is known on the impact school-related predictors have on engagement in risky behaviors for adolescents with ID. This study analyzed secondary data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to determine levels of engagement in risky…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
Hampton, Carolann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The attitudes and opinions of special education teachers may potentially reveal insight as to how and why teachers choose to include sex education in their curriculum for self-contained special education classrooms designed to serve students with developmental disabilities. The main objective in developing this study was to gather information…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sex Education, Developmental Disabilities
Drossinou-Korea, Maria; Matousi, Dimitra; Panopoulos, Nikolaos; Paraskevopoulou, Aikaterini – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016
The purpose of this work was to understand the school inclusion programmes (SIPs) for students with special educational needs (SEN). The methodology was conducted in the field of special education (SE) and focuses on three case studies of students who was supported by SIPs. The Targeted, Individual, Structured, Inclusion Programme for students…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Autism
van Wingerden, Evelien; Segers, Eliane; van Balkom, Hans; Verhoeven, Ludo – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2018
The present article aimed to explore how the development of reading comprehension is affected when its cognitive basis is compromised. The simple view of reading was adopted as the theoretical framework. The study followed 76 children with mild intellectual disabilities (average IQ = 60.38, age 121 months) across a period of 3 years. The children…
Descriptors: Children, Mild Intellectual Disability, Reading Comprehension, Longitudinal Studies
Mariz, Candice; Carter, Mark; Stephenson, Jennifer – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2017
Visual presentations may assist students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to access instruction, and they may be more engaged when interacting with screen media in particular. Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are large electronic screens that are used for instruction in many classrooms. An alternating treatment design was used to compare the…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Pilot Projects, Visual Aids
Cano, Ana Rus; Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar; García-Tejedor, Álvaro J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Serious Games (SGs), defined as a game in which education (in its various forms) is the primary goal rather than entertainment, have been proven as an effective educational tool for engaging and motivating students. However, more research is needed to sustain the suitability of these games to train users with cognitive impairments. This empirical…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, Adults
Brzdek, Ewa; Brzdek, Janusz – Education Sciences, 2020
Speech, reading, and writing are the basic forms of linguistic communication. Therefore, it is very important to diagnose any problems with them as early and completely as possible, particularly in children with special needs. One of the methods that focuses primarily on the diagnosis and therapy of such learning difficulties is the one developed…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Phonological Awareness
Hetzroni, Orit E.; Banin, Irit – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often demonstrate difficulties in social skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a comprehensive intervention program on the acquisition of social skills among students with mild IDD. Method: Single subject multiple baseline design across situations…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Video Technology, Group Discussion, Skill Development
Kouimtsidis, Christos; Scior, Katrina; Baio, Gianluca; Hunter, Rachael; Pezzoni, Vittoria; Hassiotis, Angela – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Extended brief interventions for alcohol misuse are effective in the general population. The process of manualising the first ever such intervention for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities in the UK is the focus of this study. Methods: The manual was an adaptation of existing manuals based on Motivational Enhancement…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Alcohol Abuse, Intervention
Larson, James R., Jr.; Juszczak, Andrew; Engel, Kathryn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: This study compared the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction to that of one-on-one tutoring for teaching people with mild and moderate cognitive disabilities when both training methods are designed to take account of the specific mental deficits most commonly found in cognitive disability populations. Method: Fifteen…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Tutoring, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness