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Parents’ Views of Schools’ Involvement Efforts
Content type: Journal Article
Individual and focus group interviews were conducted with 96 parents of students with disabilities in 18 schools to explore parents’ views of schools’ efforts to engage them in their child’s education. A mixed-methods approach was used to identify and...
Constructing and Validating a Multiple-Indicator Construct of Economic Hardship in a National Sample of Adolescents with Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
The purpose of the current study was to develop a multi-indicator construct of economic hardship among adolescents with disabilities ( N = 9,230) participating in the National Longitudinal Transition Study–2, the largest, most comprehensive investigation...
Parenting Stress in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
Content type: Journal Article
The purpose of this study was to compare the parenting stress experienced by parents of 121 children from 5 to 9 years old with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), comorbid ASD+ADHD, and typical development in...
Pain Assessment in Children With Special Needs
Content type: Journal Article
Challenges in assessing the pain of children with special needs are created by the differing abilities of these students to self-report pain presence and intensity. This article reports the results of a literature review examining methods of pain...
Parent Concern and Enrollment in Intervention Services for Young Children With Developmental Delays
Content type: Journal Article
This study sought to address underenrollment and late entry to early intervention by identifying factors associated with parental concern and services for developmental delays. The authors analyzed responses from 27,566 parents of children from birth to...
Social Relationships Among Adolescents With Disabilities: Unique and Cumulative Associations With Adjustment
Content type: Journal Article
This exploratory study investigated linkages between parent, peer, teacher, and mentor relationships and adjustment among adolescents with disabilities. The sample included 228 high school students with disabilities (65% male, 50% White) across four states...
Supporting Congregational Inclusion for Children and Youth With Disabilities and Their Families
Content type: Journal Article
Although considerable attention has focused on the inclusion of young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in school, work, and residential settings, less is known about their involvement in religious activities. This article focuses on...
Services and Supports, Partnership, and Family Quality of Life
Content type: Journal Article
In this, study, the authors examined the moderating effects of partnership on the relationship between services and supports adequacy and family quality of life (FQOL) for families of children with deaf-blindness ages birth to 21. A social-ecological...
Food Insecurity in U.S. Households That Include Children With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
The authors examined food insecurity in households including children with disabilities, analyzing data from the 2004 and 2008 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation, which included 24,729 households with children, 3,948 of which had...
Developing Collaborative Partnerships With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families During the IEP Process
Content type: Journal Article
Family participation in the special education process has been federally mandated for 40 years, and educators recognize that effective collaboration with their students’ families leads to improved academic and social outcomes for students. However, while...