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Epstein, Amy; Whitehouse, Andrew; Williams, Katrina; Murphy, Nada; Leonard, Helen; Davis, Elise; Reddihough, Dinah; Downs, Jenny – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Domains of quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorder have not previously been explored and there has been no quality of life measure developed for this population. Our study investigated parent observations to identify the domains important to children with autism spectrum disorder who also had an intellectual disability. In all,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Quality of Life, Children
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Chien, Chi-Wen; Brown, Ted – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The Children's Hand-Skill ability Questionnaire (CHSQ) is a new parent-report questionnaire that assesses children's manual ability in three domains: leisure and play, school/education, and activities of daily living. The CHSQ can be used with children presenting with a range of disabilities and works as a companion assessment before detailed…
Descriptors: Evidence, Play, Construct Validity, Disabilities
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Rodger, Sylvia; Vishram, Alysha – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2010
Preliminary data supports the effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to (daily) Occupational Performance (CO-OP) for children with Asperger syndrome (AS). Children with AS often experience social and organizational difficulties spanning daily occupations. This case study explored the pattern of Global Strategies and Domain-Specific Strategies…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Time on Task, Guidance, Children
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Guscia, Roma; Harries, Julia; Kirby, Neil; Nettelbeck, Ted; Taplin, John – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2006
Background: The "Service Need Assessment Profile" (SNAP) measures individual functional needs in areas of daily living. It produces a support profile, detailing the time allocations for staff support to assist in each area of need. The "Supports Intensity Scale" (SIS) is a support needs assessment scale designed to provide an…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Resource Allocation, Profiles, Data Analysis
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Amato, Paul R.; Ochiltree, Gay – Journal of Divorce, 1987
Compared competence of children and adolescents from two-parent families (N=201), one-parent families (N=89), and stepfamilies (N=55). Found that children in stepfamilies, compared with other groups, had lower reading ability, impulse control, and self-esteem, while children in two-parent families had lower level of everyday skills performance.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comparative Analysis, Competence
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O'Brien, Patricia; Thesing, Avril; Tuck, Bryan; Capie, Angus – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
Interviews were conducted with staff and family members of 54 Australian individuals with mental retardation and with nine of the individuals, who had been moved from a psychiatric hospital to community residential homes. Overall, all informants regarded the move as positive and reported improvements in daily living skills, social skills, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Children, Community Programs