BACKGROUND Persons with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning are often studied as a single group with similar characteristics. However, there are indications that differences exist within this population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify classes of persons with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning and to examine wheth...

Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are three to four times less often employed compared to their non-disabled peers. Evidence for factors associated with work participation of young adults with ID is limited. Furthermore, studies on predictors for sustainable work participation among young adults with ID is lacking altogether. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whi...

The aim of the present study was to assess the coping strategies among adults with mild intellectual disability. The study was conducted on 20 male and 20 female adults with mild intellectual disability. The study was also explored the specific types of coping strategies used by the adults with mild intellectual disability. Lifestress inventory (coping dimension) was administered to elicit the ...

Maternal sensitivity in mothers with mild intellectual disabilities is related to experiences of maltreatment and predictive of child attachment: A matched-comparison study Lene Lindberg, Mari Fransson, Tommie Forslund, Lydia Springer, and Pehr Granqvist. Author note Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Upp...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the effects of table tennis training (TTT) versus standard occupational therapy (SOT) on visual perception and executive functions in school-age children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intellectual functioning. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Children (n=91) were randomly assigned to intervention with either SOT (n=46, 20 females, mean age =...

The purpose of the study was to determine comparison between perceptual motor abilities of intellectual children and children with mild intellectual disability. 30 intellectual children from D. A. V. Public School, Patiala and 30 children with mild intellectual disability from Patiala school for the Deaf, Saifdipur were selected randomly as the subjects for this study. The necessary data was co...

While students with mild intellectual disability receive less attention in research, their educational programming is still important, including the curriculum they receive in school. This study analyzed the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) as to the curriculum students with mild intellectual disability received in high school as well as students’ postschool outcomes. Frequency ...

objectives: the aim of this research is designing a computerized program, in game format, for working memory training in mild intellectual disabled children. methods: 24 students participated as test and control groups. the auditory and visual-spatial wm were assessed by primary test, which included computerized wechsler numerical forward and backward sub- tests, and secondary tests, which cont...

BACKGROUND Mild to moderate intellectual disability affects 2.5% of the general population and is associated with an increased risk of several psychiatric disorders. Most cases are of unknown aetiology although genetic factors have an important role. AIMS To investigate the role of obstetric and neonatal complications in the aetiology of mild to moderate intellectual disability. METHOD Obst...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary function testing is not feasible in many adults with intellectual disabilities, because of difficulties with understanding and cooperation. AIMS To investigate feasibility, repeatability and reproducibility of measuring airway resistance using the interrupter technique (MicroRint) in people aged 50 years or over with a mild, moderate or severe intellectual disability. M...