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This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The study’s goal was to examine giftedness phenomenon in the field of visual art among adolescents (aged 16-21) with intellectual disability (ID). The participants included twenty-nine adolescents with ID with a artistic talent in painting and 26 without such talent. The research question was, whether

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The University of Haifa and the Ono Academic College in collaboration with Keren Shalem, recruited participants for a unique applied research project, the first of its kind, in the field of eating intervention for adult individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) in community settings. The

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Researchers from the University of Haifa and Ono Academic College in collaboration and funding of “Keren Shalem”, initiated and developed a questionnaire that will assess eating problems of people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD). The questionnaire was based on “Aut-Eat” questionnaire for autistic people and

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The current longitudinal study followed children who participated together with their mothers in a study conducted thirteen years ago and examined the relationships between the characteristics of their initial relationship with their mothers in childhood and the social-emotional abilities of today’s adolescents. The study method

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Reading ability is crucial for multiple functions and impacts one’s quality of life. Reading difficulties can hinder various domains, emphasizing the importance of learning to read. Studies support using a phonetic approach for teaching reading to students with intellectual disabilities. However, there is limited research

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The research findings indicate that including individuals with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) in research raises unique complex ethical dilemmas among different research groups. Disagreements and differences in approach were seen within and between the different research groups. The findings emphasize that developing adapted ethical working

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The present study examines how Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) mothers of children with disabilities describe their motherhood experience and how it is affected by perceptions of disability in their society. These issues were examined within the framework of a critical disability studies approach, which draws on

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The purpose of the study: This study aims to describe and analyze the shared experiences of residents and staff in out-of-home housing settings for older adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and to compare dormitory housing with community housing. Method: Researchers conducted this qualitative

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study explores the perceptions of individuals with disabilities who have been appointed a family member as their guardian, as well as the guardians themselves. The study focuses on four areas: guardianship, decision making, “personhood” and “self-determination”. Through qualitative methodology, thirteen pairs of guardians and