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intellectual disability
Also known as: intellectual disabilities, intellectual impairment
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Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement - Frontiers frontiersin.org Apr 11, 2021 5 facts
claimA common argument against involving autistic adults in child-focused research is that articulate and intelligent autistic adults cannot speak for the experience of children with significant intellectual or language disabilities.
claimNeurodiversity emphasizes the collective strength inherent in cognitive diversity, a strength that arises from all kinds of differences, including those associated with autism, intellectual disability, or language impairment, as noted by Chapman (2020) and Kapp (2020).
perspectiveSome parents of autistic children with substantial intellectual, language, and behavioral challenges have argued that autistic adults without these challenges cannot speak to their children's experience, and that their children require interventions to achieve a reasonable quality of life, as cited by Dekker (2017) and Fletcher-Watson (2018).
claimA common argument against involving autistic adults in child-focused research is that articulate, intelligent autistic adults cannot accurately represent the experiences of children with significant intellectual or language disabilities.
claimNeurodiversity emphasizes the collective strength inherent in cognitive diversity, which arises from all kinds of differences, including those associated with autism, intellectual disability, or language impairment.
Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths ... link.springer.com Jul 25, 2023 3 facts
referenceKirchner, J., Ruch, W., & Dziobek, I. (2016) investigated character strengths in adults with autism spectrum disorder who do not have intellectual impairment in the article 'Brief report: Character strengths in adults with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual impairment' published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
claimSingh, N. N., Lancioni, G. E., Karazsia, B. T., Myers, R. E., Hwang, Y. S., & Anālayo, B. (2019) found that Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) training is equally beneficial for mothers and their children with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disabilities.
claimSingh, N. N., Lancioni, G. E., Medvedev, O. N., Hwang, Y. S., Myers, R. E., & Townshend, K. (2020) report that mindfulness can be used to improve the quality of life in caregivers of individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children: Early Diagnosis and ... alliedacademies.org 2 facts
referenceWee C, Jaydeokar S, Ugwuonah C, et al. Early intervention for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and intellectual disability: “The Getting Help” offer for Northwest England. AIA. 2024.
claimNeurodevelopmental disorders include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intellectual disabilities, and specific learning disabilities.
Types of Parenting Styles and Effects on Children - StatPearls - NCBI ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Sep 18, 2022 1 fact
referenceThe systematic review 'Parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability' by Coren E, Ramsbotham K, and Gschwandtner M, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in July 2018, evaluates parent training interventions specifically for parents with intellectual disabilities.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimExtremities of cognitive and personality traits, such as extreme introversion, extraversion, intellectual giftedness, and intellectual disability, are considered tails of the normal distribution.