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Persistence and change in challenging and problem behaviours of young adults with intellectual disability living in the family home
- Authors:
- KLEMAN Chris, ALBORZ Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(3), 1996, pp.181-193.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Persistence and change in the challenging and problem behaviours of a group of young adults with learning disability who were living in their family homes are described. Parents were interviewed in 1988 and again in 1993. The data suggest that challenging and problem behaviours were highly persistent: 83% of people who were injuring parents in 1988 were still injuring in 1993. Corresponding persistence levels for other behaviours were: destructive behaviours 7%; self-injury, 75% night disturbance, 96%; problems with supervision, 73%. The data show a significant decline in the occurrence and frequency of self-injury.
Parental input in education: an illustration
- Author:
- ALBORZ Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(4), December 1993, pp.142-146.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
There has been much recent debate on the part parents may play in the education of their children. This debate appears to apply equally to special and mainstream education. The following article discusses some of the literature on the area of home-school links and presents an illustration of a boy with autism who, due mainly to his extreme non-compliance, appears to have been incorrectly labelled as severely mentally handicapped. The perseverance of his parents and the open attitude of his present teacher challenged this assessment and the boy began to make good progress.