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Showing 1 to 20 of 220 for “"Intellectual disabilities"”.
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Subjective wellbeing in people with intellectual disabilities
… on the subjective wellbeing of people with intellectual disabilities. It presents an understanding of people with intellectual disabilities, how wellbeing as a concept is currently understood and how their subjective wellbeing can be influenced.Part two is an empirical paper which used …
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Emotion regulation in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities
Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities often experience emotion regulation difficulties. To comprehensively grasp their experiences, the process model of emotion regulation, might be applied. This model highlights five opportunities for emotion regulation: situation selection, …
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Promoting the political engagement of people with intellectual disabilities
… is a human right. However, people with intellectual disabilities vote significantly less than overall populations. Limited research considers this topic. Improved knowledge could inform recommendations to enable people with intellectual disabilities to access this right. A critical …
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Teaching Shape Recognition to Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities
… mathematics to students with significant intellectual disabilities exists, and that which does exist is largely in the areas of number and money skills. All students, including students with significant intellectual disabilities, need mathematics skills to lead productive and independent …
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The experience of bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities
… the bereavement experiences of people with Intellectual Disabilities found that carers do not always prepare people for deaths or include them in mourning rituals. It has also been found that some carers lack confidence in providing bereavement support to people with Intellectual …
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TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS CO-OCCURRING WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
… delays in speech or introspection caused by an intellectual disability. It is believed that the intellectual disability is either interfering with the proper mental health diagnosis or a mental health diagnosis is unnecessarily being added to an intellectual disability. The study used a …
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Evaluating post-secondary transition resources for individuals with intellectual disabilities
… transition process for people with intellectual disabilities, a critical period marked by a shift from federally guaranteed educational supports under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fragmented, eligibility-based systems. Despite existing transition planning …
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An Ethnographic Look at Inclusive Dance and Dancers with Intellectual Disabilities
… companies in the US rarely have dancers with intellectual disability (ID). Dancers with ID face stigma due to their intellectual capacity. However, dancers with ID contribute in many ways to disability culture and disability aesthetics in their dance companies. This dissertation is a critical …
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Intellectual Disabilities and Meaningful Lives: A Study of Policy and Change
Political advocacy was combined with disabilities studies to describe the policies in place for transition services, and what is actually happening in regards to bridging the school and community for our students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The study is an examination of …
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Sex education for children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder
… has shown that children with developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, need more thorough sex education than their neurotypical peers. This pilot study evaluated a new sex educational material designed specifically for children with …
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Sport Involvement for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
… social experiences [PSE]) for youth with intellectual disability (ID) alone compared to youth with ASD+ID and explored the personal and contextual correlates of involvement. Parents (N = 409) of youth involved in Special Olympics (SO) completed an online survey. Although youth with ASD+ID …
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Faculty Attitudes Toward Students With Intellectual Disabilities In Postsecondary Educational Settings
… toward, and perceptions of students with disabilities play an important role in student success. The purpose of this study was to examine faculty attitudes toward the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in college classes and willingness by faculty to accommodate the …
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Educating Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: The US Constitution, Citizenship And Disability
… on teaching citizenship to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The participants were middle school students who communicate in a variety of ways, many of whom don’t use speech. In the State of Illinois, the general education population is required to pass the U.S. Constitution test. …
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The incidence of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities
Introduction Adults with intellectual disabilities account for a minor proportion of the population, with reported prevalence rates in developed countries in the range of 3-6 per 1000 adults (Beange & Taplin, 1996; McGrother et al, 2002; McConkey et al, 2006) but have very high health needs and …
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Dental implications of genetic and congenital intellectual disabilities in Cape Town
Introduction Intellectual disability (ID) is a common and significant problem which has many social, financial, medical and dental implications in South Africa. The severity of the ID varies, ranging from mild to profound impairment and numerous environmental and genetic factors play a role in the …
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Transition into School: Experiences of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families
… be particularly difficult for children with an intellectual disability (ID). These children have deficits in cognitive and adaptive functioning that affect their academic and social skills. Despite the apparent difficulty for children with ID and the importance of this time in their lives, the …
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Exploration of social integration of people with intellectual disabilities in the workplace
… was to explore social integration of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in the workplace and to identify the characteristics of positive workplace culture for them. An in-depth qualitative case study was conducted at two worksites to explore the process of social integration. Sources of …
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