Compensation Age Theory: Effect of Chronological Age on Individuals with Intellectual Disability

Autor/in	Lifshitz-Vahav, Hefziba
Titel	Compensation Age Theory: Effect of Chronological Age on Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 50 (2015) 2, S.142-154 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-1647
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Self Actualization; Theories; Holistic Approach; Intervention; Cognitive Development; Change Strategies; Cognitive Ability; Intelligence; Brain; Developmental Delays; Aging (Individuals); Age Differences; Statistical Analysis; Neurological Impairments; Education; Empowerment; Daily Living Skills; Multivariate Analysis; Columbia Mental Maturity Scale; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Theory; Theorie; Holistischer Ansatz; Kognitive Entwicklung; Lösungsstrategie; Denkfähigkeit; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Gehirn; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Aging; Altern; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Statistische Analyse; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Bildung; Erziehung; Alltagsfertigkeit; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The main goal of this article is to discuss a new concept, the "Compensation Age Theory (CAT)", for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). The CAT is a holistic framework comprised of four dimensions: (a) the state of the art of the CAT; (b) the theoretical resources which are at the core of the CAT; (c) a series of empirical studies performed by the author and other scholars which support the assumptions of the CAT; (d) cognitive educational intervention programs for individuals at all levels of ID throughout the lifespan, which are anchored in this theory. The CAT framework supports the view that all human beings, even people with ID, are capable of change. Despite the limitations imposed by age or severity of disability, the concept "self-actualization" can be expanded to include people with ID who, under appropriate environmental conditions and with continuous systematic intervention, can be brought to a level of functioning previously absent from their behavioral repertoire. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://daddcec.org/Publications/ETADDJournal.aspx
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01