Sarah Benson, Mayada Al-Natour, Marwa Hussein Diaa
{"title":"Parent input: shaping inclusive education for students with disabilities.","authors":"Sarah Benson, Mayada Al-Natour, Marwa Hussein Diaa","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2381909","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2381909","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past 20 years, significant developments have occurred in Jordan to create more inclusive school settings. This is in part due to new national policies such as 2017 Public Law no. 20, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and partly a result of international organizations' support and funding. The collective efforts are dismantling historical attitudes and beliefs about disability, yet often, intellectual disabilities remain marginalised in schools and communities. The current study explores the perceptions of parents whose children are attending inclusive public schools. Data was collected through focus groups in three districts representing central, northern and southern Jordan as a part of a needs assessment for broader inclusion work in these districts. Past research reveals that parents in Jordan are often divided on their support of inclusive education, and the survey research results do not clearly explain this division. The data indicates that parents welcome the idea of their children attending inclusive schools while expressing concerns about bullying and isolation at the hands of the other students. This is compounded by a worry that teachers lack sufficient experience supporting students with disabilities. These findings align with international research with parents of youth with disabilities and have significance within Jordan, where inclusion continues to be at the forefront of the educational agenda. The implications for this research indicate that while inclusive education is more prominent and disability is more widely discussed, there are still traditional challenges to enactment.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1102-1111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571793/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmoud M Emam, Dalia Gaafar Ali, Ajitha Eswaramangalam, Nora Mohamed Helmy, Adel Hemdan, Mahmoud Ismael, Mysra H Shaker, Mahmood Almaawali
{"title":"Social inclusion of children with autism spectrum disorders and mothers' mental health in two Arabic-speaking countries: a mediational model of culture and resilience.","authors":"Mahmoud M Emam, Dalia Gaafar Ali, Ajitha Eswaramangalam, Nora Mohamed Helmy, Adel Hemdan, Mahmoud Ismael, Mysra H Shaker, Mahmood Almaawali","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2378248","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2378248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been reported to be more likely to experience lower levels of mental health as a result of the increased challenges associated with care provision and social inclusion of their children. Social inclusion in Arab countries differs in terms of quality and practices due to ecological and cultural variations. Based on an expected impact of culture and resilience, this study investigated the relationship between social inclusion practices and mothers' mental health in two Arabic-speaking countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total sample of 660 mothers of children with ASD from Oman and Egypt participated in the study and were administered measures of perceived social inclusion practices, mental health, and resilience.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multi-group path analyses showed that culture and resilience have an impact on the association between social inclusion practices and mothers' mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings have significant implications for social inclusion practices. They underscore the need to build mothers' resilience to improve their mental health. Additionally, social inclusion practices need to be prioritized by policy makers and professionals in Arab countries in order to develop a model of best practices of social inclusion across Arab countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1031-1043"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571792/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring parental use of social media among autism spectrum disorder families in the UAE: perspectives and challenges in fostering social inclusion.","authors":"Alia El Naggar","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2392985","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2392985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the parental use of social media within autism spectrum disorder (ASD) families in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on perspectives and challenges in promoting social inclusion. Through semi-structured interviews with 21 participants, including 16 females and 5 males aged between 36 and 47, insights were gained into their experiences navigating social media platforms. Using thematic analysis, findings reveal varied approaches to leveraging social media for fostering social inclusion, alongside challenges such as misinformation and stigma. The study underscores the importance of understanding parental strategies and barriers in utilizing social media for supporting children with ASD in the UAE.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1092-1101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571731/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parents and service providers' perspectives about social inclusion of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities in Qatar: investigation of financial transactions and personal status laws.","authors":"Elsayed E A Hassanein, Amal Al-Arjani","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2384762","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2384762","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study aims to explore parents and service providers' attitudes towards the social inclusion of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities into society, through exercising their rights in various financial transactions and personal status matters in the State of Qatar. Additionally, the study aims to explore any differences in the participants' attitudes towards social inclusion based on their role, gender and the child's disability type. Eighty-two service providers (46 Female) and sixty-five parents (40 Female) of children with Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder participated in this study. They completed the Attitudes towards social inclusion of people with disabilities (ASIPD) Scale. Findings showed that the participants believe that the Shari'ah (Islamic law) places a high premium on the social inclusion of the people with neurodevelopmental disabilities and predates various modern theories on the subject. In addition, the Islamic law permits the persons with mild neurodevelopmental disabilities to engage in many contracts in the realms of financial transactions and personal status. Parents and service providers have neutral to positive attitudes towards social inclusion of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities in terms of performing some financial transactions and some personal status rights like marriage and divorce according to severity of disability. Results were discussed and further recommendations were provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1112-1122"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The mediating role of emotional regulation and emotional expression in the relationship between autistic traits and empathy in Saudi students.","authors":"Mohammed Alhwaiti","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2345956","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2345956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim was to investigate the mediating role of emotional regulation and emotional expression in the relationship between autistic traits and empathy in Saudi students. Participants were undergraduate students at Umm Al-Qura University. A total of 398 questionnaires were sent out, and 260 valid questionnaires were received. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were conducted on the variables hypothesized in the study; on this basis, the structural process model modeling method was used to examine the impact of autistic trait empathy after controlling for factors unrelated to age and gender. This study investigated the relationship between empathy, emotional expression, cognitive reappraisal, and autistic traits in Saudi students. A statistical analysis to test the posited hypotheses was undertaken using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 26. Key descriptive statistics were undertaken using the software, making it possible to study the distributions of successive measured variables. The results found that autistic traits can directly and negatively predict empathy, and also through negative emotional expression and cognitive reappraisal can indirectly predict empathy, and can even predict empathy through the chain mediation of negative emotional expression and positive emotional expression to cognitive reappraisal. However, autistic traits did not predict empathy through positive emotional expression.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"976-985"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571798/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Family quality of life of caregivers of individuals with autism, with other disabilities, and without disabilities: the case of Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Ghaleb H Alnahdi, Arwa Alwadei, Susanne Schwab","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2362007","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2362007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This comprehensive study delves into the family quality of life (FQOL) of caregivers in Saudi Arabia, focusing on those caring for individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, and other disabilities and those without any disabilities. Employing the Arabic version of the Beach Center FQOL Scale, the research encompasses a diverse group of 1065 family members. It reveals that caregivers of individuals without disabilities experience notably higher FQOL, especially in domains such as family interaction, parenting, emotional, and physical/material well-being. The study also identifies unique FQOL challenges encountered by caregivers of individuals with autism. These insights underscore the necessity for specific support mechanisms catering to the distinct needs of caregivers, particularly those handling autism-related challenges, highlighting a critical area for targeted interventions and policy formulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1010-1021"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social entrepreneurship - inclusive disability employment in the UAE.","authors":"Nadera Alborno, Ghina Kalaji","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2378241","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2378241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper explored the transition of a disability inclusive employment programme in a private landscaping company into a standalone social enterprise ENABLE, offering horticultural training and sustainable jobs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The research question that guided this study is: How did ENABLE evolve from a sheltered employment programme into a social enterprise that provides sustainable employment for persons with IDD? And what is the prevailing influence on the employees and the society at large? Through qualitative descriptive analysis, we explored ENABLE's development, operations, and community influence. Multiple data collection methods were utilized including semi-structured interviews with key employers, observation of employees with IDD during their working hours, and analysis of related documents. By critically analysing this journey, this study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial inclusive employment for individuals with IDD, addressing challenges faced by organisations that support disability employment in the UAE and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"1044-1055"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social inclusion for individuals with developmental disabilities in the Middle East.","authors":"Eman Gaad, Nadera Alborno","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2397223","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2397223","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"70 6","pages":"973-975"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11571747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Leaving no one behind\": digital empathy and inclusive media literacy education for young adults on the autism spectrum.","authors":"Tendral Rajagopal, Velayutham Chandrashekaran","doi":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2418170","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20473869.2024.2418170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The paper advocates for the necessity of inclusive media literacy education (MLE) and equal opportunities for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is in alignment with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) 2008 and the Sustainable Development Goal 4 Quality Education (SDG, 2030). It underscores the commitment to 'leaving no one behind', a core tenet of the SDGs, by focusing on developing digital empathy and inclusive MLE for young adults with ASD in the digital age. The study aims to empower young adults with ASD in Chennai, India, with media literacy and digital empathy through a one-day hands-on workshop and to assess the impact of this educational intervention on their understanding and application of media literacy in their daily lives. The paper employs a mixed-method approach that integrates experimental-qualitative research and the data is analysed using 'qualitative reflexive' thematic analysis. The study's findings demonstrate significant improvements in the participants' abilities to discern fake news, learn digital empathy and cybersecurity by engaging responsibly with digital media, and include MLE in their academic curriculum. The paper suggests that such educational interventions can enhance digital empathy and media literacy among young adults with ASD.</p>","PeriodicalId":45338,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Developmental Disabilities","volume":"71 1","pages":"190-202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11774148/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143068521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}