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16. Children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities - characteristics and communication interventions
Sammanfattning : Children with severe or profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (S/PIMD) communicate presymbolically and need support in all aspects of daily life. Communication intervention studies are scarce, and so is research focusing on characterization of S/PIMD. LÄS MER
17. Participation in everyday life for adults with profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities
Sammanfattning : Background: Adults with profound intellectual (and multiple) disabilities need society’s support to live under “as normal circumstances” as possible. Support should be carried out in accordance with the Swedish disability policy vision of full participation in community and equality in living conditions. LÄS MER
18. Cardiometabolic health in students and young adults with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities : Results from a longitudinal follow-up study and a school intervention
Sammanfattning : BackgroundAdults with intellectual disabilities (ID) develop the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease morefrequently than individuals without ID. The knowledge about cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescentswith mild/moderate ID is scarce. LÄS MER
19. The kaleidoscope of communication : Different perspectives on communication involving children with severe multiple disabilities
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of six publications presenting a theoretical framework, a methodological proposal and three empirical studies. The aim of the work is; to gain knowledge on how children with severe multiple disabilities communicate with their caregivers, to analyse how different research strategies can add knowledge from different perspectives on communication, and to develop models for analysing and describing the dyadic interaction. LÄS MER
20. Versjoner av arbeid : Dagaktivitet og arbeid etter avviklingen av institusjonsomsorgen
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a study of employment and daytime activities for people defined as having an intellectual disability. The study’s point of origin is the somewhat paradoxical situation these individuals are put into when it comes to work and daytime activities. LÄS MER