Search for dissertations about: "intellectual disability"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 92 swedish dissertations containing the words intellectual disability.

2. 11. From institutional life to community participation : Ideas and realities concerning support to persons with intellectual disability

   Author : Kent Ericsson; Gunnar Stangvik; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Intellectual disability; normalization principle; deinstitutionalization; institutional closure; institutionally based services; community based services; Pedagogik; Utvecklingsstörning; begåvningshandikapp; institutionsavveckling; normaliseringsprincipen; institutionellt baserad omsorg; samhälleligt baserad omsorg; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : The right for everyone with an intellectual disability in Sweden to participate in community life has led to the closure of residential institutions. To understand this issue three questions were formulated: 1) why did this occur, 2) which services provide the alternatives and 3) has this transition led to community participation? The origin of this transition was found in the normalization principle of 1946. READ MORE

4. 12. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Syndromes Associated With Intellectual Disability

   Author : Christian Wentzel; Ann-Charlotte Thuresson; Göran Annerén; Anita Rauch; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intellectual disability; 22q11.2 duplication syndrome; 6q deletion; 6q duplication; 10p deletion; developmental delay; mental retardation; dysmorphic features; Medical Genetics; Medicinsk genetik;

   Abstract : Intellectual disability (ID) affects approximately 1-3% of the population and is defined as having an IQ below 70 as well as a significant limitation in adaptive behavior.The implementation of chromosomal microarrays (CMA) into the field of clinical genetics has revolutionized the ability to find genetic aberrations responsible for different genetic disorders. READ MORE

5. 13. Mothers and fathers of children with developmental disabilities: Co-parenting, well-being and empowerment

   Author : David Norlin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; parental well-being; child disability; intellectual disability; developmental disability; couple relations; harsh parenting; rare diseases;

   Abstract : Parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) generally experience more stress and poorer well-being than other parents. However, there is considerable individual variation in parental adaptation. The general aim of this thesis was to further the understanding of the adaptation of Swedish parents of children with DD. READ MORE

6. 14. Tangible participation - Engaging designs and design engagements in pedagogical praxes

   Author : Henrik Svarrer Larsen; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Aesthetics; annotated portfolios; Certec; corporeality; critical design; criticality; design; design artefacts; design hermeneutics; design qualities; design research; designerly; disability; embodiment; experiential qualities; extended materiality; hybrid media; ideation; intellectual disability; interaction design; interactivity; multisensory; multisensory environments; MSE; participation; participatory design; probes; programmatic design research; rehabilitation engineering; research by design; research through design; sensuousness; sketching; Snoezelen; tangible computing; tangibles.;

   Abstract : This dissertation contributes to three fields within design research: - Explorations of a design space related to aesthetics of Tangible Interaction, which have led to a set of design imaginations as well as perspectives on salient design qualities. - Views on and a designerly example of knowledge construction related to Research through Design as well as to programmatic approaches to design research. READ MORE

7. 15. Implementing a program for parents with intellectual disability in Sweden: A feasibility study

   Author : Elaine Mc Hugh; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evidence-Informed Programs; intellectual disability; implementation support; program fidelity; Parenting Young Children; feasibility;

   Abstract : This thesis examines implementation of an evidence-informed parent education program for parents with intellectual disability, called Parenting Young Children (PYC), in the Swedish social services. The empirical studies on which the thesis is based aimed to evaluate how feasible and successful implementation of PYC has been to date, examining program fidelity, and the provision of program support. READ MORE