Abstract This study reports on the experiences of students with intellectual disability labels who participated in inclusive postsecondary education ( ipse ) at a public university. A studies framework is employed to discern and critique aims programs forefront perspectives persons are identified as intellectually disabled. Qualitative participant-observation data was gathered analyzed describe...

BACKGROUND Dementia is common among adults with Down's syndrome (DS); yet the diagnosis of dementia, particularly in its early stage, can be difficult in this population. One possible reason for this may be the different clinical manifestation of dementia among people with intellectual disabilities. AIMS The aim of this study was to map out the carers' perspective of symptoms of dementia amon...

INTRODUCTION Nursing staff working with intellectually disabled in-patients experience unique stress factors that can influence their personal well-being and work performance. OBJECTIVES To compile a profile of stress factors experienced by nursing staff working with intellectually disabled in-patients at the Free State Psychiatric Complex (FSPC). METHODS This descriptive study included 89 ...

Poaceae, one of the largest flowering plant families in angiosperms, evolved distinct inflorescence and flower morphology diverging from eudicots and other monocots. However, the mechanism underlying the specification of flower morphology in grasses remains unclear. Here we show that floral zygomorphy along the lemma-palea axis in rice (Oryza sativa) is partially or indirectly determined by the...

Prior research has shown that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more likely to experience child abuse as well as other forms of traumatic or negative events later in life compared to the general population. Little is known however, about the association of these experiences with adult mental health in intellectually disabled individuals. The present study aimed to assess whether ch...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This is a prospective, randomized, single-blind study. We aimed to compare the tracheal intubation conditions and hemodynamic responses either remifentanil or a combination of remifentanil and lidocaine with sevoflurane induction in the absence of neuromuscular blocking agents. METHODS Fifty intellectually disabled, American Society of Anesthesiologists I-II patients...

BACKGROUND School based mental health programs are absent in most educational institutions for intellectually disabled children and adolescents in Nigeria and co-morbid behavioral problems often complicate intellectual disability in children and adolescents receiving special education instructions. Little is known about prevalence and pattern of behavioral problems existing co-morbidly among su...

Purpose: Intellectual disability is an umbrella term that focuses on the difficulties in understanding, comprehending, and applying things. Children having intellectual disabilities will have difficulty adaptive functioning like communicating, identifying, learning, giving attention, or thinking. The main aim was to identify intervene mental well-being of caretakers parents intellectually disab...