Several subjective and direct methods have been used to measure and assess sleep patterns and problems among children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this paper, we describe the design, operating functions, and application of a computer-assisted system of sleep monitoring and data recording to improve measurement integrity of…

This article presents receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills of 85 students, 6 through 22 years of age at a residential school for the deaf using the American Sign Language Receptive Skills Test and the Ozcaliskan Motion Stimuli. Results are presented by ages and indicate that students' receptive skills increased with age and…

The risk factors for young people with intellectual disabilities developing a mental health disorder are higher than those found in the general population, yet training is very rarely available to frontline staff. A recent study in the United Kingdom cited prevalence rates of mental ill health among adults with intellectual disabilities ranging…

Administered the Performance Scale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) to 60 female and 65 male hearing-impaired subjects. Found a significant sex difference on the Coding subtest, with females outperforming males. Deaf females possessed significantly better visual-motor coordination and speed, while males demonstrated…

This study investigated the theories people hold concerning sexual abuse of deaf children, through document review, observation, interviews, and a staff survey at a residential school for the deaf. Theories that blame the victim or the culture are contrasted with those that recognize the power inequities inherent in sexual abuse. (Author/DB)

Provides overview on the role, character, and diversity of services school counselors experience in residential settings (psychiatric hospitals, correctional programs, residential treatment settings). Documents the existence of school counselors in forensic "educational" settings. Considers school counseling services of consultation and…

Study indicates that hearing impaired residential students are more proficient users of American Sign Language than are hearing impaired children enrolled in local, public school programs, and older such residential students are more proficient in the language than are younger students. (SL)

Records of 360 students evaluated via outreach programs at the low vision clinics of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School over a 10-year period were analyzed concerning age, sex, ocular condition, best-corrected visual acuity at far and near, and recommended optical devices. (JDD)

A key aspect of life quality is life satisfaction. Interest in this construct has increased among children and adolescents over the past decade given the differential mental health and educational outcomes associated with life satisfaction reports. Nevertheless, most research has used general samples of students, with very little understood of how…

THIS BOOK PROVIDES A GUIDE TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL RETARDATION. THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OR CAUSES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE FOLLOWING TYPES ARE EXPLAINED--(1) GENETIC OR CHEMICAL DISORDERS, (2) BIRTH TRAUMA, (3) SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENTS OR DISEASE, AND (4) ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES. IT IS NOTED THAT MOST CASES INVOLVE…

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES ARE PRESENTED FOR THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED IN (1) KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY CLASSES AND (2) INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY CLASS LEVELS. CURRICULUM IS OUTLINED IN TERMS OF EMPHASIS AND TIME ELEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING ARE OUTLINED FOR EACH LEVEL--ACADEMIC READINESS, SOCIAL GROWTH, PHYSICAL GROWTH AND HEALTH, AND MENTAL…

THIS DIRECTORY LISTS THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (AGED 21 OR YOUNGER) IN CALIFORNIA. THE DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO SIX SECTIONS--(1) CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES, (2) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CHILD WELFARE, (3) SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL RETARDATION, (4) SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, (5)…

TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND ABNORMAL ATMOSPHERE AMONG DEAF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, A SEX EDUCATION CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED BY A STUDY GROUP COMPOSED OF TEAHCERS OF THE DEAF, SOCIAL HYGIENE PERSONNEL, AND A SOCIOLOGIST. A CONTROL GROUP WAS OBTAINED FROM THE INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MATCHING FACTORS SUCH AS AGE, SEX,…