Wakeman, S Y Pennington, R Cerrato, B Saunders, A Ahlgrim-Delzell, L
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Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR
Parents offer a unique perspective as they may view literacy instruction through the lens of its direct impact on their child's daily life. Further, they are likely to provide insight into the interactions between the perceived effectiveness of instruction and their expectations for their child's success. The purposes of the current investigation w...
Takenoshita, S Terada, S Kuwano, R Inoue, T Kurozumi, T Choju, A Suemitsu, S Yamada, N
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Dementia in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) is difficult to detect because of preexisting cognitive deficits. An effective screening method is required. The Dementia Screening Questionnaire for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (DSQIID) was developed as an observer rating tool to screen dementia in people with ID. The aim of th...
Rydzewska, E Fleming, M Mackay, D Young-Southward, G Blacher, J Bolourian, Y Widaman, K Cooper, S-A
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There has been little prior investigation of the general health of young people with intellectual disabilities across transition, nor separately for youth with intellectual disabilities with or without Down syndrome, despite general health being a strong predictor of subsequent health service use, hospital admissions and mortality in the general po...
De Vreese, L P Gomiero, T De Bastiani, E Marangoni, A Weger, E Mantesso, U
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We aimed to validate the Italian version of the two parallel short forms of the Prudhoe Cognitive Function Test (s-PCFT-I) in adults and seniors with intellectual disabilities (ID) of any aetiology and level of severity. Our validation is a multicentre study attended by 211 subjects with ID, 125 male and 86 female, aged 40 years and above for peopl...
Silipigni, R Milani, D Tolva, G Monfrini, E Giacobbe, A Marchisio, P G Guerneri, S
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Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCRs) are structural rearrangements involving more than three chromosomes or having more than two breaks; approximately 70% are not associated with any clinical phenotype. Here, we describe a CCR segregating in a two-generation family. A 4-year-old male was evaluated for developmental delay, mild intellectual dis...
Neece, C McIntyre, L L Fenning, R
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The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges to families with young children with developmental delays. Beyond the widespread concerns surrounding illness, loss of employment and social isolation, caregivers are responsible for overseeing their children's educational and therapeutic programmes at home often without the much needed support of profess...
Vancampfort, D Schuch, F Van Damme, T Firth, J Suetani, S Stubbs, B Van Biesen, D
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People with intellectual disability have an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and associated premature mortality. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are highly predictive of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this meta-analysis was to describe the pooled prevalence of MetS and its components in people with intellectual disabilit...
Giesbers, S A H Hendriks, A H C Hastings, R P Jahoda, A Tournier, T Embregts, P J C M
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Family is recognised as an important context for the self-development of young adults in emerging adulthood, although very little research has addressed the perspective of young people with intellectual disability about their families by using self-report. This study examined how emerging adults with mild intellectual disability define their family...
Åker, T H Johnson, M S
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People with intellectual disabilities (IDs) or autism are at great risk of being victims of physical and sexual abuse. This study uses transcriptions of real-life investigative interviews to examine the interview techniques (e.g. question type) used in investigative interviews of these groups of alleged victims. A national sample of transcribed inv...
Boer, P H
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Studies conducted on adults with Down syndrome have demonstrated the improvement of functional fitness (aerobic capacity, muscular strength, balance, flexibility, functional ability, body mass or body mass index) with varying exercise modalities but often with one or two components in isolation. Such modalities included walking, running, cycling, r...
