Peer-mediated interventions (PMIs) offer substantial academic and social benefits to
adolescents served under the special education categories of intellectual disability, autism …

Background Social inclusion is regarded as an important determinant of health, particularly
for young adults with intellectual disabilities. However, only a limited number of reviews …

The invisible hand is a metaphor that refers to teachers' impact on the classroom peer
ecology. Although teachers have the capacity to organize the classroom environment and …

Federal law allows for paraprofessionals to provide instruction to students with
developmental disabilities if they are adequately trained and supervised, but how to best …

One current challenge in the psychology of education is identifying the teaching strategies
and learning contexts that best contribute to the learning of all students, especially those …

Educators need effective ways to build the communication skills of students learning to use
aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and support their interactions with …

Although peer mentors play a prominent role in supporting higher education experiences for
people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), little is known about these …

Rationale Children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), autism, developmental language disorder (DLD), intellectual disability …

Parents and teachers have identified the social inclusion of students with complex support
needs as one of the most important components of school participation. Previous research …

Abstract Many students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) struggle to appropriately
interact and play with their peers at recess. In this pilot feasibility study, we tested the efficacy …