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50 Years of ERIC
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Coping and Psychological Health of Aging Parents of Adult Children with Developmental Disabilities
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Piazza, Vivian E.; Floyd, Frank J.; Mailick, Marsha R.; Greenberg, Jan S. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Among aging parents (mean age = 65, "N" = 139) of adults with developmental disabilities, we examined the effectiveness of multiple forms of coping with caregiver burden. As expected, accommodative strategies of adapting to stress (secondary engagement), used frequently in later life, buffered the impact of caregiver burden, whereas…
Descriptors: Coping, Mental Health, Aging (Individuals), Parents
Behavioral Phenotype of Fragile X Syndrome in Adolescence and Adulthood
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Smith, Leann E.; Barker, Erin T.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Abbeduto, Leonard; Greenberg, Jan S. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The present study explored the behavioral profile of individuals with fragile X syndrome during adolescence and adulthood. Individuals with both fragile X syndrome and autism (n = 30) were compared with (a) individuals diagnosed with fragile X syndrome (but not autism; n = 106) and (b) individuals diagnosed with autism (but not fragile X syndrome;…
Descriptors: Behavior, Profiles, Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation
Family Environment and Behavior Problems in Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Fragile X Syndrome
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Greenberg, Jan S.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Baker, Jason K.; Smith, Leann E.; Warren, Steven F.; Brady, Nancy; Hong, Jinkuk – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examine how the family environment is associated with aspects of the Fragile X syndrome phenotype during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Mothers of children (n = 48), adolescents (n = 85), and adults (n = 34) with Fragile X syndrome participated in a multisite study. For children and adults with Fragile X syndrome, the presence of warmth…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Adolescents, Criticism, Family Environment
Marital Satisfaction and Parenting Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism
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Hartley, Sigan L.; Barker, Erin T.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Floyd, Frank J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The association of marital satisfaction with parenting burden and quality of the parent-child relationship was examined in 91 married mothers and fathers of co-residing adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Within-couple differences between mothers and fathers in how child characteristics related to these parenting experiences…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Mothers, Fathers, Child Rearing
Comparisons between Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Individuals with Down Syndrome in Adulthood
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Esbensen, Anna J.; Bishop, Somer; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Taylor, Julie Lounds – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Differences between 70 adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability and 70 age-matched adults with Down syndrome were examined on variables indicative of independence in adult life. Adults with autism spectrum disorder had less residential independence and social contact with friends, had more limited functional abilities and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Autism, Down Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Parenting with Mild Intellectual Deficits: Parental Expectations and the Educational Attainment of Their Children
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Taylor, Julie Lounds; Hurd, Heather Doescher; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Greenberg, Jan S.; Floyd, Frank J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
We examined how the educational expectations that parents with mild intellectual deficits had for their children shaped their children's attainment, and how parents' own intellectual limitations affected this process. We identified 612 parents with mild intellectual deficits and 2,712 comparison parents from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Academic Aspiration, Educational Opportunities, Child Rearing