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Development and training of referential communication in children with mental retardation.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Brownell MD, Whiteley JH.
PMID: 1418931
Am J Ment Retard. 1992 Sep;97(2):161-71.

In referential communication, the speaker must communicate to the listener about how a referent is different from other stimuli (i.e., employ the "difference rule"--Whitehurst & Sonnenschein, 1985). In Experiment 1 we compared use of the difference rule by children...

Review of recent epidemiological studies of mental retardation: prevalence, associated disorders, and etiology.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

McLaren J, Bryson SE.
PMID: 3322329
Am J Ment Retard. 1987 Nov;92(3):243-54.

Recent epidemiological studies of mental retardation were critically reviewed. Data pertaining to prevalence, associated disorders, and etiology were examined. The prevalence both of severe and of mild retardation is generally found to be 3 to 4 per 1,000, although...

Self-regulation and mental retardation.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Whitman TL.
PMID: 2404497
Am J Ment Retard. 1990 Jan;94(4):347-62; discussion 363-76.

The educational and research implications of defining mental retardation as a self-regulatory disorder were explored. Behavioral, social-learning, and cognitive conceptualizations regarding the structure and development of self-regulation were examined. Emphasis was placed on showing how these conceptualizations compliment each...

Augmentative and alternative communication.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Lloyd LL.
PMID: 2706118
Am J Ment Retard. 1989 Mar;93(5):500-2.

No abstract available.

Indirect aspects of communicative gains: toward fuller accounts of sequence and process.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Nelson KE.
PMID: 2706119
Am J Ment Retard. 1989 Mar;93(5):503-5.

No abstract available.

In memorium Sue Allen Warren: 1917-1997.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Haywood HC.
PMID: 9678224
Am J Ment Retard. 1998 Jul;103(1):iii-v.

No abstract available.

Happiness as a treatment goal.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Szymanski LS.
PMID: 11008843
Am J Ment Retard. 2000 Sep;105(5):352-62. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2000)105<0352:HAATG>2.0.CO;2.

Happiness is a concept reflecting general satisfaction with one's life and with oneself, not necessarily congruent with objective indicators. A most important ingredient is a positive self-image, depending, in turn, on positive perception of self as compared to one's...

Prevalence of mental retardation and developmental disabilities: estimates from the 1994/1995 national health interview survey disability supplements.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Larson SA, Lakin KC, Anderson L, Kwak Lee N, Anderson D.
PMID: 11389665
Am J Ment Retard. 2001 May;106(3):231-52. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2001)106<0231:POMRAD>2.0.CO;2.

In 1994 and 1995, the National Health Interview Survey included a Disability Supplement (NHIS-D) to collect extensive information about disabilities among individuals sampled as part of annual census-based household interview surveys. Here we describe the development and application of...

Quality of life in applied research: a review and analysis of empirical measures.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Hughes C, Hwang B, Kim JH, Eisenman LT, Killian DJ.
PMID: 7632430
Am J Ment Retard. 1995 May;99(6):623-41.

A consensus list of 15 dimensions and corresponding components of quality of life was derived from the literature and proposed as a conceptual model. Eighty-seven empirical studies found in the applied research then were analyzed, and the proposed model...

Empirically based methods to assess the preferences of individuals with severe disabilities.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Lohrmann-O'Rourke S, Browder DM.
PMID: 9779282
Am J Ment Retard. 1998 Sep;103(2):146-61. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(1998)103<0146:EBMTAT>2.0.CO;2.

A literature review was conducted to provide a synthesis of 18 years of research on preference assessment with individuals who have severe disabilities (e.g., severe mental retardation, autism, multiple disabilities). Through this synthesis, several procedural variables were identified that...

"Big" versus "little" science: comparative analysis of program projects and individual research grants.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

Baumeister AA, Bacharach VR, Baumeister AA.
PMID: 9394131
Am J Ment Retard. 1997 Nov;102(3):211-27. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(1997)102<0211:BVLSCA>2.0.CO;2.

Controversy about the amount and nature of funding for mental retardation research has persisted since the creation of NICHD. An issue that has aroused considerable debate, within the mental retardation research community as well as beyond, is distribution of...

The labyrinth of IDEA: school decisions on referred students with subaverage general intelligence.

American journal of mental retardation : AJMR

MacMillan DL, Gresham FM, Siperstein GN, Bocian KM.
PMID: 8883670
Am J Ment Retard. 1996 Sep;101(2):161-74.

A sample of 150 children referred to Student Study Teams was assessed with a psychometric battery. Behavioral and academic ratings were obtained from teachers. Forty-three children scored at or below 75 on the WISC-III. We examined schools' subsequent classification...

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