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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Intellectual disability (ID)"”.
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The Use of iPads® to Promote Leisure Activities for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID)
… adversely affect the daily functioning of individuals with ASD and pose problems for them in obtaining and maintaining stable employment. In addition, their limited ability to engage in leisure activities can also diminish their quality of life (Garcia-Villamisar, & Dattilo, 2010; Patterson, & …
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Improving the assessment of Intellectual Disability (ID) within the UK Prison Service (who define ID using an IQ below 80)
… main topic of this thesis is the assessment of Intellectual Disabilities (ID) within the UK prison service. ID is characterised by deficits in intellectual ability, such as reasoning, problem solving and understanding new or complex information (impaired intelligence), deficits in adaptive …
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Examining the Psychometrics of the Psychopathology Inventory for Mentally Retarded Adults-II for Adults with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
… occurrence of psychological disorders in individuals with intellectual disability (ID), researchers and clinicians alike have placed emphasis on developing measures to assess for psychopathologies in this population. Despite an increased interest in the topic, there is still a dearth of …
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The role of declarative memory in the acquisition of conceptual semantic knowledge in Autism Spectrum Disorder
… children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID). Four experimental groups comprised children and adolescents with ASD with language impairment (ALI); ASD without language impairment (ALN), intellectually disabled children without ASD (ID) and typically developing …
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Reported responses to sexual trauma in people with intellectual disability : an analysis of clinical psychologists' psycho-legal reports
… of literature on its impact on people with intellectual disability (ID). Several studies have reported that individuals with ID may experience a range of psychopathology following rape that is similar to that experienced by adults and children in the general population (i.e. PTSD, Major …
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Mock Juror Understanding of Complex Testimony: the Flynn Effect in Atkins Cases
In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that individuals with intellectual disability (ID) could not be sentenced to death (Atkins vs. Virginia). Since this decision, triers-of-fact have been making determinations as to whether a defendant meets the diagnostic criteria for ID. The current study evaluated …
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The Role of Edc3 in Drosophila Melanogaster Neuronal Development
… two siblings presenting with mild, non-syndromic intellectual disability (ID), however, the role of Edc3 is neuronal development has never been evaluated. Here, we use the <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> model system to investigate the effects of Edc3 disruption on neuronal development. We found …
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The Cycle of Abuse for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities who Engage in Sexually Offending Behaviour
Individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) have higher rates of childhood sexual abuse than other clinical groups, and the general population. Over the past 15 years, research has lent support to the theory of a cycle of abuse, which postulates a relationship or pattern between prior …
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"You have to care': Perceptions of supporting autonomy in support settings for adults with intellectual disability.
… investigated the perceptions of persons with intellectual disability (ID) receiving support and the persons providing support regarding the autonomy of people with ID and how they perceive that it is either supported or denied within daily interactions between direct support professionals …
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Relationship between problem behaviors, function, and adaptive skills in individuals with intellectual disabilities
… and difficult to treat behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). One factor that has been implicated in the etiology and maintenance of problem behaviors in individuals with ID is adaptive skills deficits. However, the nature of the relationship between problem behaviors …
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Detecting the Differences in Miranda Abilities Between Individuals with and without Intellectual Disability
… v. Arizona (1966) enacted safeguards for individuals entering custodial situations, existing research suggests that most individuals do not understand these protections. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences in Miranda abilities and response styles between a group of …
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Household tasks and parent expectations for employment
… after high school. However, research has not identified the extent that youth with severe disabilities, including intellectual disability (ID), participate in household tasks and how their participation relates to parent expectations for employment. This cross-sectional survey study had two …
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Transition into School: Experiences of Children with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families
… outcomes. The transition into school is considered to be a challenging and anxiety-ridden time for most children and their parents; it is expected therefore, to be particularly difficult for children with an intellectual disability (ID). These children have deficits in cognitive and adaptive …
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Using a MG-M Imagery Intervention to Enhance the Sport Competence of Young Special Olympics Athletes
<p>The opportunity for athletes with an intellectual disability (ID) to participate in sport is limited due to physical, social, and psychological barriers (Shields, Synnot, & Barr, 2012). Sport psychology interventions may have the capacity to address these barriers, namely the lack of sport …
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Rights versus Risks: The Tension in Sexual Education for Learners with Intellectual Disability
… of sexual abuse and violence, and those with intellectual disability (ID) are more likely to be victimized. Therefore, there is a need for sexual education programmes that cater to learners with ID. In South Africa, national policy overlooks individuals with moderate to severe intellectual …
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EPIGENETIC AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ENHANCEROPATHIES ACROSS HUMAN MODELS: FOCUS ON GABRIELE-DE VRIES SYNDROME
… these regions via DNA looping. Increasing evidence shows that disruption of non-coding regions such as enhancers is prevalent across different neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) with intellectual disability (ID) features. Indeed, YY1 haploinsufficiency causes a NDD with ID, named Gabriele-de …
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Attachment, childhood adversity, emotional problems and personality disorder in offenders with mild intellectual disability
… is to examine attachment in offenders with mild intellectual disability. Insecure attachment is evidenced as a developmental risk factor with regard to antisociality, in the mainstream population. However there is a dearth of evidence with regard to attachment and the development of antisociality …
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Applying animal modelling to understand rare novel neurodevelopmental disorders associated with intellectual disability
Intellectual disability (ID) is categorised by a significant reduction in cognitive function and adaptive abilities that begin in childhood. ID is part of a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental conditions associated with impairment in developmental domains and a cause of particularly adverse …
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Targeting troubled translation : investigating novel therapeutic targets in mouse models of fragile X and 16p1 1.2 deletion syndrome
… a psychiatric illness that shares a high comorbidity with intellectual disability (ID). Despite the high prevalence of ASD, there are currently no mechanism-based treatments available due to a lack of understanding of the pathophysiological processes in the brain that disrupt behavior in …
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Proportional Representation of Students with Disabilities Based on Race, Gender, and Socio-Economic Status in Virginia
… has shown that the special education referral, identification, and placement processes can be discriminatory (Artiles, Rueda, Salazar, and Higareda, 2005). Proportionately, there are more minority students of low socio-economic status than are White students in special education categories that …
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