Growth and Development in Adulthood among Persons with Intellectual Disability
New Frontiers in Theory, Research, and Intervention
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Beschreibung
This volume advocates an optimistic new conceptual and practical approach to adulthood, aging, and education for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) across the lifespan. The compensation age theory (CAT) at the heart of this book suggests that the adulthood period in populations with ID may be characterized by processes of cognitive development, growth, and neural sprouting, rather than stagnation or even decline. Empirical findings indicate the contribution of chronological age, maturity, and accumulating life experiences to adults’ continued cognitive growth and intelligence, as a result of direct mediation, cognitive intervention, and academic learning as well as exposure to indirect learning. Grounded in cumulative evidence for the CAT, the book presents comprehensive analysis of a practical holistic educational intervention model for enhancing adults’ Cognition (literacy), Affect (including autonomy), and Behavior (adaptive behavior skills), including operative strategies, mediational parameters, and guidance for change agents in diverse settings. This triple CAB model offers detailed tools for promoting the cognitive improvement and invigoration of adults with ID in during ADL, vocational and leisure activities, at all severity levels ranging from mild and moderate to severe and profound, across different ID etiologies including Down syndrome, and even at advanced ages for adults with ID exhibiting comorbid Alzheimer’s.
The first book to discuss Emotional Intelligence of individuals with ID
Covers the implementation of the CAB triple model through adulthood and old age in individuals with ID
Supported by theoretical resources drawn from both special education and theories designed for the general population adapted for individuals with ID
First book to discuss Emotional Intelligence of individuals with ID and advocate an optimistic Compensation with Age Theory based on research indicating adults' cognitive growth and neural sprouting Covers the implementation of the CAB triple model for adulthood and old age at all levels of ID Supported by theoretical resources drawn from both special education and theories designed for the general population adapted for individuals with ID
Autor*in
Hefziba Lifshitz
Themen in »Growth and Development in Adulthood among Persons with Intellectual Disability«
Adults with Intellectual Disability Emotional Intelligence for Individuals with ID Cognition, Affect and Behavior for Individuals with ID Triple Model of Life-Long Education for Individuals with ID Newborn Babies with Disabilities and Quality of Life Enhancing Quality of Life of Children with ID New Israeli Educational Curriculum for Students with ID The Compensation Age Theory (CAT) for People with ID Empowerment Program for Adults with ID Quality of Life of Daily Functioning of Adults with ID Participation in Leisure and Cognitive Activities Quality of Life of Elderly with ID and Alzheimer's Disease Daily Functioning of Elderly with ID and Alzheimer's Disease Affect in the Population with ID Emotional Intelligence and the Definitions of ID