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'I Just Try to Be Independent as Much as Possible': Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Agency and Contextualised Competence
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Skyrme, Sarah – Global Studies of Childhood, 2017
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive muscle-wasting condition that only affects boys, most use a wheelchair by the age of 12 and increasing levels of support and medical intervention are needed as they mature into young adulthood. Medical research is working to find treatments and an eventual cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and this…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Males, Medical Research, Diseases
The Young Men of Marram Place
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Johnston, Diana Armatage – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Bucky is 29 years old. Jesse is 27 is years old. Paul is 23 years old. They have lived together at Marram Place, a four-bedroom house, for over a year and have become best friends. Each works 20 hours per week in the community for his own spending money. After work, the guys walk, swim, work on computers, help with the housework, deliver a…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Males, Disabilities, Housing
Using Video Prompting with Different Fading Procedures to Teach Daily Living Skills: A Preliminary Examination
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Wu, Pei-Fang; Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Wheaton, Joe E.; Tullis, Chris A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Two students with developmental disabilities were taught two daily living skills using video prompting with error correction presented on an iPod Touch, and two different fading procedures were implemented. In one fading procedure, individual video clips were merged into multiple larger clips following acquisition of the entire skill. In the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
From Boy to Man: A Personal Story of ADHD
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Dunne, Linda; Moore, Alexis – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2011
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that can be diagnosed and for which medication and treatment are often prescribed, with the implication that a person can be "made better". However, the problems and challenges facing children with ADHD may not be overcome and may continue into adulthood, affecting life chances. In…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Educational Needs, Young Adults, Males
Effect of Indoor Wall Climbing on Self- Efficacy and Self-Perceptions of Children with Special Needs
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Mazzoni, Erin R.; Purves, P. Lynn; Southward, Julie; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Temple, Viviene A. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The impact of a six-week indoor wall climbing on the perceptions of self for children with special needs aged 6-12 years was explored. Participants (n = 46) were randomly assigned to the intervention (girls, n = 4; boys, n = 19) and control groups (girls, n = 5; boys, n = 18). Belayers' and children's perceptions of efficacy were measured using…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Females, Self Efficacy, Self Concept
Hypnotherapy as a Treatment for Enuresis.
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Edwards, S. D.; Van Der Spuy, H. I. J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1985
Assesses the efficacy of hypnotherapy in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis in boys aged 8 to 13 years. Treatment consisted of six weekly standardized sessions. Results indicated that hypnotherapy was significantly effective over 6 months in decreasing nocturnal enuresis, compared with both pretreatment enuresis frequency and no-treatment…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Rearing, Children, Daily Living Skills