Plotner Anthony J, May Cynthia
University of South Carolina, USA.
College of Charleston, USA.
J Intellect Disabil. 2019 Mar;23(1):57-77. doi: 10.1177/1744629517719346. Epub 2017 Jul 11.
Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have joined the ranks of college students in pursuit of personal independence, community integration, and employment. To achieve these aims, there is a need for a strong understanding of the college experience for students with IDD, including identification of the academic, social, and personal challenges they face as well as the supports that are available to address those challenges. This research provides preliminary insights into the college experience for students with IDD by comparing the perceptions, attitudes, and activities of students with IDD to those of students without disabilities and students with mild learning disabilities (MLD). Our data suggest a number of similarities in the college experience for students with and without disabilities such as similar influences from family and teachers with respect to attending college. In addition, some surprising advantages expressed by students with IDD were found, such as reporting greater ease in developing close friendships than students with MLD. Considerations and discussion on the ways in which students with IDD benefit from the additional supports and services provided to them are also discussed.
患有智力和发育障碍（IDD）的学生已加入大学生行列，以追求个人独立、融入社区和就业。为实现这些目标，需要深入了解IDD学生的大学经历，包括识别他们面临的学业、社交和个人挑战，以及应对这些挑战可获得的支持。本研究通过比较IDD学生与非残疾学生以及轻度学习障碍（MLD）学生的看法、态度和活动，对IDD学生的大学经历提供了初步见解。我们的数据表明，残疾学生和非残疾学生在大学经历中有许多相似之处，比如在是否上大学方面受到家庭和教师的类似影响。此外，还发现了IDD学生表达的一些惊人优势，比如报告称与MLD学生相比，在建立亲密友谊方面更容易。文中还讨论了关于IDD学生如何从提供给他们的额外支持和服务中受益的考虑因素及相关讨论。
