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Direct linkWatson, Shelley L.; Hayes, Stephanie A.; Coons, Kelly D.; Radford-Paz, Elisa – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: Researchers investigating the impact of parenting children with disabilities suggest that regardless of the specific diagnosis, parents experience increased levels of stress. However, particular disabilities may be associated with distinct stressors and strains. Method: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Parents, Autism, Child Rearing
Watson, Shelley L.; Coons, Kelly D.; Hayes, Stephanie A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2013
Background: There is a long history of research on parents of children with disabilities, but to the authors' knowledge, no study has compared the stress of parents of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Method: Twenty-five parents of children with ASD and 25 parents of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Parents, Autism, Child Rearing
Dempsey, Ian – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
For the last two decades, the Australian Federal Government has taken responsibility for funding disability employment services, and the states and territories are responsible for accommodation, respite, and community access services (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2004-2011). Replacing the existing Commonwealth State Territory…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disabilities, Housing, Foreign Countries
Dew, Angela; Veitch, Craig; Lincoln, Michelle; Brentnall, Jennie; Bulkeley, Kim; Gallego, Gisselle; Bundy, Anita; Griffiths, Scott – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Therapy service delivery models to non-Indigenous and Indigenous people living in outer regional, remote, and very remote areas of Australia have typically involved irregular outreach from larger regional towns and capital cities. New South Wales (NSW) is the most populous Australian state with 7.23 million people of whom 4.58 million live in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Therapy, Early Intervention, Delivery Systems
Crates, Nicola; Spicer, Matthew – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: LaVigna, Christian, and Willis (2005) reported on a project where Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA) staff trained a professional team in New Zealand (NZ) to provide behavioural services that met defined criteria. The NZ team was then trained to train other practitioners to meet the same professional standards. However, no…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Foreign Countries, Severity (of Disability), Intervention
McClean, Brian; Grey, Ian – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Positive behaviour support (PBS) emphasises multi-component interventions by natural intervention agents to help people overcome challenging behaviours. This paper investigates which components are most effective and which factors might mediate effectiveness. Method: Sixty-one staff working with individuals with intellectual disability…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems
Chou, Yueh-Ching; Fu, Li-Yeh; Pu, Cheng-Yun; Chang, Heng-Hao – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Whether employed and nonemployed mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID) have different experiences with reconciliation between care and work has rarely been explored. Method: A survey was conducted in a county in Taiwan and 487 mothers aged younger than 65 and having a child with ID were interviewed face to face at their…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Employed Parents, Foreign Countries
Gleason, Kara; Coster, Wendy – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and its version for children and youth (ICF-CY), has been increasingly adopted as a system to describe function and disability. A content analysis of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II (VABS-II) was conducted to examine congruence with the functioning…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Children, Behavior Rating Scales
Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Social inclusion is central to disability policies internationally. The high risk of social exclusion for people with intellectual disability is compounded for those with challenging behaviour. Method: A systematic literature review examined how social inclusion of people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour has been…
Descriptors: Evidence, Social Isolation, Mental Retardation, Social Integration
Haveman, Meindert; Perry, Jonathan; Salvador-Carulla, Luis; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Kerr, Mike; Lantman-De Valk, Henny Van Schrojenstein; Van Hove, Geert; Berger, Dasa Moravec; Azema, Bernard; Buono, Serafino; Cara, Alexandra Carmen; Germanavicius, Arunas; Linehan, Christine; Maatta, Tuomo; Tossebro, Jan; Weber, Germain – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: POMONA II was a European Commission public health-funded project. The research questions in this article focus on age-specific differences relating to environmental and lifestyle factors, and the 17 medical conditions measured by the POMONA Checklist of Health Indicators (P15). Method: The P15 was completed in a cross-sectional design…
Descriptors: Public Health, Check Lists, Life Style, Mental Retardation
Hamelin, Jeffery P.; Frijters, Jan; Griffiths, Dorothy; Condillac, Rosemary; Owen, Frances – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: A meta-analysis examined the effects of deinstitutionalisation on adaptive behaviour outcomes in persons with intellectual disability. The need for an updated review in this area is reflected by recent policy shifts in community care practices and the international status of deinstitutionalisation efforts. Method: Twenty-three studies…
Descriptors: Community Services, Research Design, Sample Size, Mental Retardation
Stendal, Karen; Balandin, Susan; Molka-Danielsen, Judith – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Virtual worlds, such as Second Life[R], are the latest star in the online communication sky. Created by Linden Lab, Second Life is a three-dimensional environment that provides a context for avatars to communicate and socialise with other avatars in a variety of settings (Bell, 2009). Virtual worlds have been used to train people with intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Autism, Quality of Life, Social Values
Vulnerability and Protection Talk: Systemic Therapy Process with People with Intellectual Disability
Pote, Helen; Mazon, Teresa; Clegg, Jennifer; King, Susan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Vulnerability and protection are key concepts within the literature relating to systemic therapy for people with an intellectual disability (ID). This paper explores the processes by which these concepts were discussed in systemic therapy sessions. Method: Four videotapes of systemic therapy sessions were evaluated using a qualitative…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Siblings, Mental Retardation, Therapy
Maatta, Tuomo; Maatta, Joonas; Tervo-Maatta, Tuula; Taanila, Anja; Kaski, Markus; Iivanainen, Matti – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Medical problems are described in a population of persons with Down syndrome. Health surveillance is compared to the recommendations of national guidelines. Method: Case records from the specialised and primary healthcare and disability services were analysed. Results: A wide spectrum of age-specific medical and surgical problems was…
Descriptors: Case Records, Alzheimers Disease, Diseases, Down Syndrome
Dempsey, Ian – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
This paper identifies and discusses recent trends in the percentage of students with a disability identified in Australian schools in the 10-year period from 2000 to 2009. In addition, these trends are examined across government and nongovernment schools and considered in the light of the definition of disability used by Australian schools. In…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Trend Analysis, Public Schools
