The purpose of this study was to investigate rater effects on the TGMD-2 when it applied to children with intellectual disability. A total of 22 children with intellectual disabilities participated in this study. Children's performances in each of 12 subtests of the TGMD-2 were recorded via video and scored by three adapted physical activity specialists who have expertise in the TGMD-2. Two adv...

This study examined parents' behaviours as they waited with their child. Children were presented with an attractively wrapped gift and then asked not to touch it until the experimenter returned from finishing some work in another room. Three parent groups and their children participated in the study - parents of children with Down syndrome, parents of children with intellectual disability from ...

People with intellectual disabilities remain among the most vulnerable members of society and often face many barriers to healthcare. They experience major health problems and risks yet pay a disability penalty, the result of social exclusion, discrimination and isolation. If public health strategies are to address the physical and mental health needs of people with intellectual disabilities, a...

Contrary to the claims of Stanovich and Purcell, Saccuzzo, Kerr, Marcus, and Brown did not claim to have demonstrated specific deficits in iconic storage in mental retardation but specifically noted that the precise nature of the input limitation could not be specified. Stanovich and Purcell's basic criticism is that Saccuzzo, Kerr, Marcus, and Brown's design does not rule out nonspecific facto...

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As the government of New Brunswick moves to improve and strengthen inclusive education, identifying and addressing the systemic barriers to implementing the inclusive education model will be necessary. This brief will attempt to offer the insight of the New Brunswick Association for Community Living/Association du Nouveau-Brunswick pour l’intrégration communautaire on the issue of current syste...

The prevalence, and incidence, of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities and autism were compared with the whole population with intellectual disabilities, and with controls, matched individually for age, gender, ability-level, and Down syndrome. Although the adults with autism had a higher point prevalence of problem behaviours compared with the whole adult population with ...