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Direct linkGilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Despite a lack of consistent empirical evidence, there has been an ongoing assumption that intellectual disability is associated with reduced levels of motivation. The participants in this study were 33 children with Down syndrome ages 10-15 years and 33 typically developing 3-8-year-old children. Motivation was measured through observational…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Children, Adolescents, Mothers
Couzens, Donna; Cuskelly, Monica; Haynes, Michele – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Growth models for subtests of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, 4th edition (R. L. Thorndike, E. P. Hagen, & J. M. Sattler, 1986a, 1986b) were developed for individuals with Down syndrome. Models were based on the assessments of 208 individuals who participated in longitudinal and cross-sectional research between 1987 and 2004. Variation in…
Descriptors: Sentences, Down Syndrome, Memory, Cognitive Development
Ross, Penelope; Cuskelly, Monica – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Siblings of children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) express more problem behaviours and experience more difficulties in their relationships than do children in families where all children are developing typically. We know little about what contributes to these difficulties. Method: Mothers of a child with ASD completed the…
Descriptors: Siblings, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Coping, Family Relationship
Jobling, Anne; Cuskelly, Monica – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: Adults with intellectual disability have a range of significant health problems. If they are to live independently, they need to engage in behaviours that are health promoting, as well as avoiding behaviours that might directly lead to ill health. There is very little research about health-related knowledge and behaviour in this group.…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Hygiene, Foreign Countries, Adolescents
Cuskelly, Monica; Bryde, Rachel – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
Attitudes toward the sexuality of adults with intellectual disability were assessed in parents and carers of adults with intellectual disability and in a community sample. An instrument that contained items relating to eight aspects of sexuality (sexual feelings, sex education, masturbation, personal relationships, sexual intercourse,…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Attitudes, Age Differences, Sexuality
Peer reviewedCuskelly, Monica; Pulman, Lara; Hayes, Alan – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
Twenty Australian couples with a child with a disability, and 20 matched controls, were interviewed about employment status, reasons for their status, and attitudes toward parenting. More mothers of children with disabilities were engaged in part-time employment, with the medical needs of the child reported as being an important consideration.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employed Parents, Employment Level, Employment Problems
