objective: the present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two group students with intellectual disability (id) and gifted. method: this research was kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 100 gifted and intellectual disability (id) students aged 12 to 13 years (50 gifted & 50 id) were selected randomly as statistical sample. for the assessment of soc...

intellectual disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and skills. autism is a group of developmental brain disorders, collectively called autism spectrum disorder (asd). teenagers with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to have menstrual problems compared to the general populations. the parents of a 12-year-old girl with autism spectr...

BACKGROUND Two case studies are presented to examine how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) of auditory hallucinations can be fitted to mild and moderate intellectual disability. METHODS A 38-year-old female patient with mild intellectual disability and a 44-year-old male patient with moderate intellectual disability, both suffering from persistent auditory hallucinations, were treated with ...

Pallister-Killian syndrome is a sporadic disorder caused by the presence of mosaic tetrasomy of the short arms of chromosome 12. Case reports of children with Pallister-Killian syndrome have described a range of developmental and behavioral outcomes, but no systematic studies of these outcomes exist. The objective of this study was to describe developmental and behavioral characteristics of ind...

OBJECTIVE This study describes the process and outcomes of the implementation of a strengthened disability management policy in a large Canadian healthcare employer. Key elements of the strengthened policy included an emphasis on early contact, the training of supervisors and the integration of union representatives in return-to-work (RTW) planning. DESIGN The study applied mixed methods, com...

The mental health, adaptive behaviour and intellectual abilities of people with Down syndrome (n=129) were evaluated in a population-based survey of social and health care records. Females had better cognitive abilities and speech production compared with males. Males had more behavioural problems than females. Behaviour suggestive of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was often seen in c...

BACKGROUND Children with an intellectual disability are at increased risk of psychosocial problems. This leads to serious restrictions in the daily functioning of the children and to parental stress. Stepping Stones Triple P aims to prevent severe behavioural, emotional and developmental problems in children with a (intellectual) disability by enhancing parenting knowledge and skills, and the s...