BACKGROUND There are no previous whole-country studies on mental health and relationships with general health in intellectual disability populations; study results vary. AIMS To determine the prevalence of mental health conditions and relationships with general health in a total population with and without intellectual disabilities. METHOD Ninety-four per cent completed Scotland's Census 20...

Disaster resilience is vital to everyone, including people with disabilities. However, teaching disabilities requires special techniques, and there scant literature in the area. This case study designs implements disaster preparedness training at a school for children intellectual Padang, Indonesia, an area prone earthquakes tsunamis. The utilizes blended learning approach called ‘Monster VIPs’...

BACKGROUND Children with disabilities are at increased risk of child maltreatment; however, there is a gap in the evidence about whether all disabilities are at equal risk and whether risk factors vary according to the type of disability. METHODS A population-based record-linkage study of all children born in Western Australia between 1990 and 2010. Children with disabilities were identified ...

Background. There is a lack of actual data regarding oral health in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Aim. To evaluate the oral health in adolescents with intellectual disabilities participating in the German Special Olympics games 2008. Methods. A free voluntary dental examination was offered to the participating athletes. Dental examinations were performed according to ...

CLINICAL QUESTION Would a child with fragile X syndrome benefit more from phonemic awareness and phonics instruction or whole-word training to increase reading skills? METHOD Systematic review. STUDY SOURCES PsycINFO. SEARCH TERMS Fragile X or Down Syndrome or Cognitive Impairment or Cognitive Deficit or Cognitive Disability or Intellectual Disorder or Intellectual Delay or Intellectual D...

This study of 148 Bulgarian children with mild intellectual disabilities investigated the incidence of various types of speech and language disorders in children with intellectual disabilities. A questionnaire was given to the parents and relatives of the children requiring information about the pupils' pre-, peri-, and early postnatal onthogenesis. The children also underwent a battery of diag...