Mohammad Haddad Kashani; Ezzatollah Naderi; Maryam Seif Naraqi; Zahra Doroodian
Volume 2, Issue 7 , October 2012, , Pages 27-42
Abstract
This study is aimed at comparing the criteria of friendship and making friends in people with Down syndrome aged between 14 and 24 and other educable mentally retarded groups in Vali-e Asr Rehabilitation Center of Tehran in 2009-2010. In this field research, the statistical population consists of all ...
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This study is aimed at comparing the criteria of friendship and making friends in people with Down syndrome aged between 14 and 24 and other educable mentally retarded groups in Vali-e Asr Rehabilitation Center of Tehran in 2009-2010. In this field research, the statistical population consists of all educable individuals who have Down syndrome and are mentally retarded aged between 14 and 24 in the above said center. 25 persons with Down syndrome and 25 educable mentally retarded people are selected using convenience sampling and are homogenized in terms of particulars such as age, sex, and social-economic class. A test containing 28 questions designed by the researcher is applied and four fields of leisure time, cooperation, positive and negative communicative features are evaluated. The two groups are compared and an independent T test is performed for statistical analysis. Results show that with a reliability of 95%, there is no significant difference between the two groups with regard to spending leisure time together, cooperation and negative communicative features. However, they are significantly different when it comes to positive communicative features, and criteria of friendship and making friends. In other words, people with Down syndrome had a better performance than other educable mentally retarded people in this regard. In centers and schools special for children with mental disability and Down syndrome, issues about education and career are more emphasized, whereas these children need social skills including friendship and making friends. Therefore, these centers are recommended to pay attention to the social skills as well as educational aspect.
Hatam Mohammadi; Ezzat o allah Naderi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , April 2011, , Pages 1-26
Abstract
The aim of This study is to investigate the prevalence of behavior disorders among elementary Ardebil school students with and without specific learning disabilties. The subjects of this study were a sample of 377 (191 boys and 186 girls) without specific learning disabilties and 80 students ...
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The aim of This study is to investigate the prevalence of behavior disorders among elementary Ardebil school students with and without specific learning disabilties. The subjects of this study were a sample of 377 (191 boys and 186 girls) without specific learning disabilties and 80 students with specific learning disabilties (40 boys and 40 girls) enrolled for the academic year (1388–1389) in Ardebil/ Iran. the sample was taken via stratified random sampling. the Achenbach teacher from was completed by both groups. The specific learning disabilties sample showed significantly more and higher degrees of symptorms in all types of behaviour disorders, including emotional, anxiety, defiant, ADHD/ hyperactive and conduct disorders. with only the exception of physical disorders. another intere sting finding has been the prevalence of ADHD among both groups. Educational settings and helping profesionals should be more aware of this comorbid symptoms along with specific learning disabilities in such students.