Follow-up studies examining the outcomes for children and youth with learning disabilities
who attended special education have appeared in the literature for decades. As American …

The imperative for a reformulation of social skills training theory for adults with mental
retardation is discussed. Current practices in social skills training for persons with mental …

We conducted three studies which examined the performance vs. skill acquisition model of
social skills deficits. In Study 1, baseline social behaviors for a random sample of 12 boys …

This article describes an intervention study based on an alternative model of social skills
instruction using a multiple-baseline design across three boys with severe behavioral …

This follow-up study examines the employment success of young adults with learning and
other mild disabilities. The study questioned the employee with disabilities, his or her …

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) present three to four times more common mental
disorders than those without ID. A framework for understanding the aetiology of mental …

Two studies, involving postgraduates in both regular and special education, analyzed the
agreement between parents' and postgraduates' responses on postschool status. High …

Responses to the Social Situation Survey were coded into a series of five hierarchical
categories based on their sophistication, and data were examined using an IRT Rasch …

As special education moves to-ward the 21st century, we need a new approach to the
transition of mildly handicapped students from school to the adult world. Our current …

An instrument for the assessment of perception of nonverbal facial affect was developed and
administered to two separate groups of respondents: adults with mental retardation and …