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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Physical Activity Benefits and Needs in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Systematic Review of the Literature
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Bartlo, Pamela; Klein, Penelope J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Regular physical activity is vital for adult individuals with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of this review was to assess critically the evidence on effectiveness of physical activity interventions for adults with intellectual disability. An electronic database search was conducted. Research was then assessed for methodological rigor, and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Muscular Strength, Physical Activities, Mental Retardation
Correlated and Coupled Within-Person Change in Emotional and Behavioral Disturbance in Individuals with Intellectual Disability
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Hofer, Scott M.; Gray, Kylie M.; Piccinin, Andrea M.; Mackinnon, Andrew; Bontempo, Daniel E.; Einfeld, Stewart L.; Hoffman, Lesa; Parmenter, Trevor; Tonge, Bruce J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Individual change and variation in emotional/behavioral disturbance in children and adolescents with intellectual disability has received little empirical investigation. Based on 11 years of longitudinal data from the Australian Child to Adult Development Study, we report associations among individual differences in level, rate of change, and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Check Lists, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology