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Gilmore, Linda; Wotherspoon, Jane – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
Cerebral palsy is a leading cause of physical impairment worldwide. Community support and acceptance influence the opportunities people with cerebral palsy have to participate in all areas of life, but very little is known about the general community's understanding of cerebral palsy. This study investigated knowledge and perceptions of cerebral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cerebral Palsy, Community Attitudes, Adults
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Su, Shanling; Paynter, Jessica; Gilmore, Linda – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
This study investigated family perceptions of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in China. A survey with open-ended questions assessing knowledge of ASD and its causes was distributed via nine ASD organisations across five different cities in Southern China. Results were analysed from a total of 104 Chinese caregivers who reported on their children or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Beliefs
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Su, Hui; Cuskelly, Monica; Gilmore, Linda; Sullivan, Karen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
This study examined the applicability of the four-factor structure of the short form of the Community Living Attitudes Scale-Intellectual Disability (CLAS-ID) in China, using a sample of 325 Chinese community members. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the original structure of the short form of the CLAS-ID did not adequately fit the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Gilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica; Browning, Melissa – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
The main purpose of the current study was to provide empirical evidence to support or refute assumptions of phenotypic deficits in motivation for children with Down syndrome (DS). Children with moderate intellectual disability (MID) associated with etiologies other than DS were recruited in an extension of a previous study that involved children…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Genetic Disorders, Mastery Learning, Learning Motivation