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Direct linkCuskelly, Monica; Gilmore, Linda – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Attitudes to the sexual expression of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) are one reflection of the inclusiveness of a community. Our capacity to measure attitudes towards this important aspect of adult life is limited by the lack of an appropriate instrument. The aim of this study was to continue the development of a recently…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Community Attitudes, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Campbell, Jennifer; Gilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2003
A total of 274 preservice teacher education students were surveyed at the beginning and end of a one-semester unit on Human Development and Education which combined formal instruction with structured fieldwork experiences. The latter included interviewing community members regarding their knowledge of Down syndrome and opinions on inclusive…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Disabilities, Student Teachers, Inclusive Schools
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
