Margalit, M. and Al-Yagon, M. (2002). The Loneliness Experience of Children with Learning Disabilities. In B.Y.L. Wong & M. Donahue (eds.). The Social Dimensions of Learning Disabilities: Essays in Honor of Tanis Bryan. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
Students with LD compared with NLD and NLA students were less accepted by peers, had lower self-esteem, and felt more lonely. LA students compared with NLD and NLA students were less accepted by peers, had lower self-esteem, and were more depressed.
Abstract: Adults with ID/DD live in increasingly small community settings, where the risk of loneliness may be greater. We examined self-reported loneliness among 1,002 individuals with ID/DD
Young adults with cerebral palsy who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems may be at greater risk of loneliness due to the additional challenges they experience with communication.
Results: The mean loneliness scores for the two groups indicated that older people with cerebral palsy experience more loneliness than older adults without disability.
Results: The mean loneliness scores for the two groups indicated that older people with cerebral palsy experience more loneliness than older adults without disability.
…complex communication needs have noted that communication difficulties are a barrier to developing friendships in the community (Ballin & Balandin, 2007, Cooper et al. in press). Read more…
Results Six themes were identified. All participants agreed that the themes of ‘‘communication’’ and ‘‘social networks’’ are most important when considering loneliness. In this paper, the participants’ discussion of these two themes and their related topics are presented.
Results. The mean loneliness scores for the two groups indicated that older people with cerebral palsy experience more loneliness than older adults without disability.
For children with complex communication needs, social participation will be influenced by the level of physical integration, educational inclusion and provision of support within the school setting (Beukelman & Mirenda, 2005).
Guralnick, Gottman and Hammond (1996) observed that children with communication disorders who had friends within their peer group displayed a higher number of social behaviours and engaged in more social interactions both in and outside school than children without friends.
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Anderson, K. (2008). Friendship experiences of children who use natural speech with a peer who has Cerebral Palsy and uses AAC, (in press)
