Since COVID-19 pandemic started, schools had to face environmental changes, one was shifting from a face-to-face educational approach to online learning. It represented an unfavourable learning environment, especially for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD). Following the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the current study…

Despite policies providing resources to students with disabilities (SWD), high school and college SWD are diagnosed with co-occurring mental health disorders (D/MH) at higher rates than their peers without disabilities. As these adolescents transition into young adulthood, education professionals become increasingly important in providing support…

A diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) according to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition" (DSM-5) is assessed in youth using ratings from both a parent and a teacher. However, individual and contextual differences between informants may lead to discrepancies in these ratings (De Los Reyes and Kazdin…

Research Findings: There is growing acknowledgment of the need for parenting interventions to address early-onset behavior and emotional concerns. Favorable child outcomes have been linked to parents' responsiveness and positive expressiveness. Given the theoretical and empirical link between perceptions and actual behavior, Head Start mothers…