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Psychometric Properties of the 12-Item World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) in Adult Patients with Motor Disabilities
AbstractTo explore the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0 –12 item) in adult patients suffering from motor disabilities. The questionnaire of WHODAS 2.0–12 item was officially translated and cross-culturally adapted into Greek (WHODAS 2.0–12Gr).136 adult patients with motor disabilities included in the present observational study. A reliability study was carried out to explore WHODAS 2.0–12Gr’s internal consistency (Cronbach’sa), repeatability (Pearson ’sr) and test retest test-retest reliability between the WHODAS 2.0 –12...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - January 5, 2020 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The Use of Repeated Reading with Systematic Error Correction for Elementary Students with Mild Intellectual Disability and Other Comorbid Disorders: A Systematic Replication Study
AbstractThis paper is a systematic replication of a previous study performed by Alber-Morgan et al. (2007) to examine the effects of repeated reading with systematic error correction (SEC) procedures to increase the reading fluency and comprehension skills of three elementary students with mild intellectual disability and other comorbid disorders. A multiple probe across participants design (Horner and Baer1978) was used to determine the effectiveness of the repeated reading intervention. During the baseline phase, the students read a passage aloud and orally answered comprehension questions. In the intervention phase, the...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - January 5, 2020 Category: Disability Source Type: research

A Comparison of Manual Sign and Speech Generating Devices in the Natural Environment
This study has important implications for social validity and long-term considerations of AAC. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - January 5, 2020 Category: Disability Source Type: research

What Skills are Critical for Living in Supported Apartments and Small Group Homes?
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate critical independent living skills for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live in the community and common reasons individuals lose their residential placement. Participants included residential specialists from 26 states who worked at small group homes and supported apartments. A paper-based survey was mailed to 1000 randomly selected residential specialists using a proportional stratified sampling procedure; 280 completed surveys were used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics, chi square analyses, and a content analysis procedure were used...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - January 5, 2020 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Feasibility of the Assessment of the H-Reflex in Adult Dancers and Non-dancers with and without Down Syndrome: a Pilot Study
AbstractThe analysis of monosynaptic Hoffman ’s reflex (H-reflex) involves recording the response to electrical stimulation of Ia-afferent fibers from the muscle spindle. The H-reflex can be used as a probe to study spinal neuronal pathways and mechanisms at rest and during movement in humans. The purpose of this study was to analyze the fea sibility of the assessment of the H-reflex in people with Down syndrome (DS), and to compare it between adult dancers and non-dancers with and without DS. Twenty-five participants were included and divided into four groups (6 non-dancers and 6 dancers with DS and, 7 non-dancers and 6...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - December 20, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

How Common are Academic Overachievement and Underachievement in Children with Autism or ADHD?
AbstractThe prevalence of academic underachievement or learning disabilities in children with autism or ADHD (two groups at increased risk for such problems) has been extensively researched, but little is known about overachievement in these groups. The frequency of overachievement across academic domains compared to nondiscrepant achievement and underachievement in children with autism versus ADHD was determined. WISC-III/-IV and WIAT/-II scores were analyzed in 164 children with autism and 499 children with ADHD (6 –16 years of age, IQ > 80). Academic overachievement (achievement test standard scores ≥1 SD abov...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - December 19, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Health and Life Satisfaction Among Parents of Children with Physical Disabilities
AbstractThe current study examined patterns of self-reported health and life satisfaction among parents of children with and without physical disabilities. Although research has shown that parents of children with disabilities face numerous challenges, no studies to date have exclusively focused on samples comprised entirely of families at risk for poverty and dissolution. The present study examines potential impacts of child disability on parent well-being above and beyond economic and social factors. The current study used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Statistical analyses compared self-report...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - December 9, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

A Review of Prompt-Fading Procedures, Part II: Parameters and Components
AbstractInstructors use prompts to assist learners in acquiring skills and then fade those prompts until responding occurs under the appropriate stimulus control conditions. Cengher et al.Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 30, 155-173 (2018) reviewed studies that compared two or more different prompt-fading procedures. The current review extends the literature by analyzing studies that manipulated parameters and components of prompt-fading procedures. The data search and data analysis processes were similar to the ones reported by Cengher et al. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 30, 155-1...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - December 9, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Exploring the Appropriateness of Test Accommodations for Chinese University Students with Hearing Impairment
AbstractThis research evaluates the appropriateness of test accommodations among Chinese university students with hearing impairment, using reliability estimates and exploratory factor analysis. Study 1 explores the appropriateness of test directions accommodation for one nonverbal assessment (Group Embedded Figures Test) and two verbal assessments with increasing linguistic complexity levels (the Conceptions of Learning Inventory III and the Thinking Styles Inventory-Revised II) among 213 participants. Study 2 examines the appropriateness of combining test directions accommodation with language accommodation for the two r...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 28, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Embedding Public Engagement in Biomedical Research: a Pilot Experience in the Field of Rare Genetic Disorders
AbstractIn the last decade, international efforts have been focused on public engagement, to foster public involvement in the affairs and decisions of policy-makers and scientists, in order to open a mutual sharing of knowledge, values and beliefs. Our study describes a pilot experience of public engagement in a fringe field of biomedical research which involves caregivers of patients with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS). For the 20th anniversary of Italian CdLS family ’s association, a workshop focusing on progress and advancement of biomedical research on CdLS was organized for families. At the end participants were ...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 26, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Prediction of Energy Expenditure from Pedometer-Determined Step-Rate in Adults with and without Down Syndrome
This study examined the step-counting accuracy of the NL-2000i electronic pedometer and whether pedometer-measured step-rate accurately predicts the energy expenditure in adults with and without Down syndrome (DS). Participants were 15 adults with DS and 15 adults without DS. Participants completed three walking trials at: their preferred speed; 0.8  m·s−1; and 1.4  m·s−1. We measured VO2 with a portable open-circuit spirometer and step rate with NL-2000i worn on the non-dominant hip and hand-tally as the criterion. We used multi-level modeling to develop an equation predicting VO2. We computed the absolute percent...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 26, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The Effectiveness of Video Prompting in Teaching Children with Autism the Skill of Drawing a Six-Part Person
This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of the video prompting procedure via iPad in teaching children with autism the skill of drawing a six-part person, and also to examine its maintenance and generalization. The research used a multiple probe design (days) across participants, which is one of the single-subject designs. The participants of the research were three male subjects at 5 and 6  years of age with autism diagnoses. The research results indicated that all three subjects learned the skill of drawing a six-part person with the video prompting procedure via iPad, and that they generalized the skill with dif...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 24, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The Role of Parental Attributions and Discipline in Predicting Child Problem Behavior in Preschoolers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study investigated the relations between parental attributions, parenting discipline, and child problem behavior in parents of preschoolers with ASD (n = 67) as compared to parents of neurotypically developing preschoolers (n = 57). Group differences in levels of parental attributions of child internality, child stability, and child controllability, as well as lax and overreactive discipline and level of parent-reported child problem behavior, were analyzed. Additionally, child ASD status, parental attributions of c ontrollability, lax discipline, and child problem behavior were examined within a serial multip...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 24, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

Movement Imitation Therapy for Preterm Babies (MIT-PB): a Novel Approach to Improve the Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Infants at High-Risk for Cerebral Palsy
This report on four cases demonstrates that mimicking normal and variable GM sequences might have a posit ive cascading effect on neurodevelopment. The results need to be interpreted with caution and replication studies on larger samples are warranted. Nonetheless, this innovative approach may represent a first step into a new intervention strategy. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 17, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research

The Association between Quality of Life and Lifestyle of Wheelchair Handball Athletes
This study aimed to examine the association between quality of life and lifestyle of wheelchair handball athletes. The cross-sectional study comprised a sample of 105 male athletes with physical disabilities. Participants provided answers to the questions of the sociodemographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-Bref scale and the Fantastic lifestyle assessment. To analyze the resulting data, a one-way ANOVA and Tukey ’s post hoc test were employed. The quality of life domains with higher and lower scores were, respectively, the “Psychological” and “Environmental.” The lifestyle categories with higher and lower scores were r...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities - November 13, 2019 Category: Disability Source Type: research