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Ziermans, Tim; de Bruijn, Ymke; Dijkhuis, Renee; Staal, Wouter; Swaab, Hanna – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Reduced empathy and alexithymic traits are common across the autism spectrum, but it is unknown whether this is also true for intellectually advanced adults with autism spectrum disorder. The aim of this study was to examine whether college students with autism spectrum disorder experience difficulties with empathy and alexithymia, and whether…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Empathy, College Students
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van den Bogaard, K. J. H. M.; Lugtenberg, M.; Nijs, S.; Embregts, P. J. C. M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Introduction: As opposed to studies focusing on staffs' attributions of challenging behavior (CB), relatively few studies have looked at how people with intellectual disabilities (ID) attribute such behaviors themselves, and a systematic overview is currently lacking. The aim of this review was to synthesize the evidence from qualitative studies…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Self Concept, Interpersonal Relationship
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Tenneij, Nienke H.; Didden, Robert; Stolker, Joost Jan; Koot, Hans M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
In high care settings for persons with intellectual disability (ID) aggressive incidents often occur. Still little is known about factors that are associated with an increased risk for aggressive behavior in clients who are admitted to an inpatient treatment facility. In four inpatient facilities, 108 adults with mild and borderline ID and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Aggression, Self Control, Mental Retardation