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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Severe Intellectual Disabilities"”.
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Challenging behaviour in children with severe intellectual disabilities: identification and characteristics of those at high risk
… of challenging behaviour in individuals with severe intellectual disabilities allude to the potential of early intervention. Identification of children at high risk of challenging behaviour would enable effective implementation of this strategy. Method: Questionnaire studies examined the …
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Factors that affect the employability of transition–age individuals with severe intellectual disabilities: rehabilitation providers’ perspectives
… needed by transition-age students with severe intellectual disabilities. It also attempted to gather rehabilitation providers’ perspectives on how other factors affected their decisions about whether to provide employment services to a student with severe intellectual disabilities. …
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The effect of classical music on painting quality, attitude and behaviour for students with severe intellectual disabilities
… Musical Visual Arts Program for students with severe intellectual disabilities. In particular, to learn whether the addition of classical music as background helped students improve the quality of their abstract paintings, attitudes and behaviour in class.
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Literacy Instruction for Learners with Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disabilities: A Chance for Growth in Reading through Adapted Materials and Evidence-Based Strategies
… for high school students with moderate to severe disabilities. Historically, students with severe disabilities have been denied consistent and quality literacy instruction in the educational setting. If reading instruction was provided, it traditionally centered on sight words used …
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Teaching adults with intellectual disabilities to use the Picture Exchange Communication System
… regarding the efficacy of PECS with adults with severe intellectual disabilities. During initial baseline assessments of three participants, all three demonstrated some of the skills required for PECS (e.g., removing a picture from a binder and giving it to the experimenter). However, none of the …
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Regular teachers' attitudes to the need for additional classroom support for integrated students with intellectual disabilities
… and personnel, for students with mild and severe intellectual disabilities who may be integrated into regular classrooms. The concerns of the regular classroom teachers with regard to the successful inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities are certainly merit addressing. As the …
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Curriculum, transition and employment of individuals with disabilities: Interconnections, relationships and perspectives
… and employment for individuals with moderate to severe disabilities. Employment for individuals with moderate to severe disabilities remains historically low. Results pointed to a need for increased coherence among transition planning, secondary school curriculum foci, and employers. Many factors …
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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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Examining the Applicability of the Transtheoretical Model to Regular Leisure -Time Physical Activity for Taiwanese Adults With Mild Intellectual Disabilities
… physical activity of adults with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) using a national sample of 121 Taiwanese adults with MID. The findings indicated that the concurrent validity of the Stage of Change scale using pedometer readings and the Bouchard 3-Day Physical Activity Records was …
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Effects Of Three Instructional Schedules On Skill Acquisition And Generalization In The Use Of Two-way Radios To Report Task Completion by High School Students with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
Educators of students with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities face a significant challenge in preparing their students while in school to function, acquire, and maintain skills that would facilitate successful performance in the workforce while in supported and/or independent employment …
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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 …