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Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...
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Using Peer-Delivered Simultaneous Prompting to Teach Health Content to Students with Moderate Intellectual Disability

We used a multiple probe across participants design to assess the effects of a peer-delivered simultaneous prompting procedure on the health content learning of three high school students with ...
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‘Everyone can do it’: Albany organization recognizes Intellectual Development And Disability Awareness Month

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - You’ve heard the words “we can do it.” That’s exactly the message Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services is working to spread not only among its clients ...
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Effects of Computer-Based Video Instruction on the Acquisition and Generalization of Grocery Purchasing Skills for Students with Intellectual Disability

Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 51, No. 2 (June 2016), pp. 150-161 (12 pages) The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of computer-based video ...
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I’m 60 and a single mother. My daughter, 17, has a developmental disability. How do I make sure she’s taken care of after I’m gone?

I adopted a child as an older single mom. My daughter’s birth mom drank while she was pregnant and, as a result, my daughter has moderate intellectual disabilities which will affect her all of her ...
Psychology Today

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Intellectual disability is a disorder marked by below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for independent daily living. The condition begins in the developmental period. The ...