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School inclusion of children with intellectual disability: an intervention program
- Authors:
- NOTA Laura, GINEVRA Maria Cristina, SORESI Salvatore
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 44(4), 2019, pp.439-446.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: This study evaluated the impact of a structured 10-didactic units intervention on promoting the school inclusion of elementary school students with intellectual disability (ID). Method: The intervention was devised for 152 Italian typically developing (TD) elementary school students that were randomly assigned to the experimental (EG) or to the control (CG) group. Specifically, the research examines the positive and negative social behaviours that took place in naturalistic class settings between TD students and their classmates with ID and the positive and negative peer sociometric nominations that children with ID received from their TD classmates. Results: At post-test, the children with ID included in the classes randomly assigned to the EG, received more positive sociometric nominations and social behaviours than peers with ID of the CG, and adopted more positive behaviours towards TD peers. Conclusions: The study highlighted the potential of the intervention to promote the school inclusion of students with ID. (Edited publisher abstract)
Impact of dementia-derived nonpharmacological intervention procedures on cognition and behavior in older adults with intellectual disabilities: a 3-year follow-up study
- Authors:
- DE VREESE Luc P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(2), June 2012, pp.92-102.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Some adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), in particular those with Down syndrome, are at increased risk of dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of specialised environmental and psychosocial interventions in delaying onset of dementia or in slowing down its rate of progression in this population. Specifically, the paper presents the preliminary results of an ongoing prospective study, called the DAD (Down Alzheimer Dementia) Project, carried out in Trento Italy. The study participants were a sample of 14 adults with worsening cognition and everyday functioning who were no longer manageable by their family or staff in day centres or group homes, and who were relocated in a model special care unit (SCU) designed to proactively accommodate the needs of people with ID and dementia. Baseline level and rate of decline across a 3-year period were assessed by means of the Dementia Questionnaire for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and compared to 2 control groups not in dementia-capable programmes matched for age, sex, and severity of ID. After 3 years, the findings showed some improvement in cognition and stabilisation in everyday functioning and behaviours in the SCU residents and a worsening in the control groups. The findings confirm the validity of this ‘in-place progression’ model and provide a platform for continuing progress in person-centred services and care for aging persons with ID.