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Direct linkMümüne Merve Parlak; Aysen Köse; Murat Güç; Özlem Bizpinar Munis – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Cognitive functions and communication skills worsen as the disease progresses, thereby reducing patients' independence levels. Therefore, recommending software that can be used at home may be a useful means of slowing down the cognitive and communicative decline in…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Alzheimers Disease, Cognitive Ability, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Dunford, Christine Mary; Yoshizaki-Gibbons, Hailee M.; Morhardt, Darby – Research in Drama Education, 2017
There is a recognised need for research that illuminates mutually beneficial connections among performance, ageing, disability theory, and praxis. One such project is the Memory Ensemble™, an improvisational theatre intervention for persons with early stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). This case study explores how the…
Descriptors: Dementia, Aging (Individuals), Memory, Cognitive Ability
Download full textPérez de Villarreal, Maider – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Rare diseases (RD) are those affecting at least 1 of 2.000 inhabitants. Many RD, induce disabling conditions and those school age affected children usually miss classes due to the complicated diagnostic procedures and the several medical treatments they need, thereafter. It is still unknown the exact number of students in this situation in Navarra…
Descriptors: Diseases, Knowledge Level, Bullying, Computer Software
Davis, Andrew S.; Short, Cathrine M.; Chittooran, Mary M. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2020
The introduction of new treatments for and increased knowledge about HIV/AIDS in the United States has resulted in a substantial decrease in mortality but an increase in morbidity for children with these conditions. Pediatric HIV/AIDS are best conceptualized using a neuropsychological approach to assessment and intervention, as children may…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Neurological Impairments, Chronic Illness, Special Needs Students
Anstey, Kaarin J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Optimal cognitive development is defined in this article as the highest level of cognitive function reached in each cognitive domain given a person's biological and genetic disposition, and the highest possible maintenance of cognitive function over the adult life course. Theoretical perspectives underpinning the development of a framework…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Models, Genetics, Cognitive Ability
Howlin, Patricia; Arciuli, Joanne; Begeer, Sander; Brock, Jon; Clarke, Kristina; Costley, Debra; di Rita, Peter; Falkmer, Torbjorn; Glozier, Nick; Gray, Kylie; Guastella, Adam; Horstead, Siân; Rice, Lauren; Stancliffe, Roger J.; West, Sarah; Yam, Christine; Einfeld, Stewart – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adults is estimated to be at least 1% (Brugha et al., 2011), yet almost all ASD research focuses on children. Adult intervention studies, in particular, are few in number and poor in quality (Bishop-Fitzpatrick, Minshew, & Eack, 2013), and support networks for adults with ASD are much more…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Adults
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2020
Each year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases a list of scientific advances that represent significant progress in the field. The "2019 IACC Summary of Advances" provides short, plain language summaries of the top research breakthroughs selected by the IACC from a pool of research articles nominated by the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Predictor Variables
Knight-Madden, Jennifer M.; Lewis, Norma; Tyson, Esther; Reid, Marvin E.; MooSang, Michelle – Journal of School Health, 2011
It is well recognized that for people living with a chronic disease, the largest impact on preserved health may come from persons other than medical professionals. This may be especially true for children for whom the actions of parents and school professionals have significant importance. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one such disease. Although…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Diseases, Child Health
Whitlatch, Carol – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
It is estimated that 13 million to 15 million adults in the United States have chronic conditions that impair cognitive function, such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain injury. The growing number of people with chronic conditions that include cognitive impairment and the family members who assist them face…
Descriptors: Identification, Intervention, Chronic Illness, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedConnell, Cathleen M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1994
Describes plans for Community Outreach Education Program (COEP), designed to provide educational interventions to disseminate information about diagnoses, assessment, management, and treatment of dementia to health care professionals, service providers, staff or volunteer and community agencies, and family members. Describes plans within context…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Ability, Coordination
Bray, Melissa A., Ed.; Kehle, Thomas J., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
With its roots in clinical and educational psychology, school psychology is an ever-changing field that encompasses a diversity of topics. "The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology" synthesizes the most vital and relevant literature in all of these areas, producing a state-of-the-art, authoritative resource for practitioners,…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Problem Solving, Delivery Systems, Cognitive Ability
Perkins, Elizabeth A.; Small, Brent J. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Recently, more attention is being given to identifying aging-related and dementia-related pathological changes in performance and cognition among persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). This literature review examines age-related differences in specific aspects of cognitive functioning and cognitive performance of people with ID and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, At Risk Persons
