Negotiating autonomy within the family: The experiences of young adults with intellectual disabilities

A Mill, R Mayes, D McConnell - … Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… This study set out to address this gap in knowledge by answering the question: How do
young adults with an intellectual disability negotiate autonomy within the family as they transition …

Access to and use of the Internet among adolescents and young adults with intellectual disabilities in everyday settings

K Alfredsson Ågren, A Kjellberg… - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
… and use concern younger adults with mild intellectual disabilities, parents and teachers.
Research that includes younger persons with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, and their …

Syndrome specificity and behavioural disorders in young adults with intellectual disability: Cultural differences in family impact

J Blacher, LL McIntyre - Journal of Intellectual Disability …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… that are endogenous and exogenous to the young adult's developmental disability itself. …
, cultural context also will affect parents’ response to their young adult's disability or behaviour. …

The prevalence and determinants of obesity in adults with intellectual disabilities

CA Melville, S Hamilton, CR Hankey, S Miller… - Obesity …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… will experience obesity-related health problems at a younger age than the general population
(72,73). It is unclear why greater numbers of young adults with intellectual disabilities are …

An investigation of attitude change in inclusive college classes including young adults with an intellectual disability

C May - Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
… Nonetheless, students without disabilities were aware that the class included students with
intellectual disabilities, because two of the students with intellectual disabilities self identified, …

Virtual reality provides leisure time opportunities for young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities

PL Weiss, P Bialik, R Kizony - CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2003 - liebertpub.com
… Despite their very severe motor, cognitive and intellectual disabilities, all five young adults
who participated in this study indicated their considerable enjoyment of the virtual games. …

Factors affecting decision-making by young adults with intellectual disabilities

JC Jenkinson - American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999 - meridian.allenpress.com
Young adults with intellectual disabilities were placed into high and low learned
helplessness groups based on their responses to a self-report questionnaire. Within each group …

Internet and cell phone usage patterns among young adults with intellectual disabilities

C Jenaro, N Flores, M Cruz, MC Pérez… - … Disabilities, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… ), and special vocational training or occupational centers for young adult people with intellectual
disabilities, where having a diagnosis of intellectual disability is a requirement for being …

Perceived benefits and negative impact of challenges encountered in caring for young adults with intellectual disabilities in the transition to adulthood

C Rapanaro, A Bartu, AH Lee - … in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
… Although the central point of interest in this study concerned benefits reported by parental
carers of young adults with intellectual disabilities, the study also explored the negative …

Virtual reality as a leisure activity for young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities

S Yalon-Chamovitz, PLT Weiss - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2008 - Elsevier
… 10 women with moderate intellectual disabilities and cerebral … Participants were all young
adults aged 20–39 (mean (M) = … at a day care facility for young adults with cerebral palsy and …