Adulting at Work can be used as a textbook for a college class or in an informal learning setting. It provides a foundation for helping emerging adults learn about their abilities and the supports and environments that will help them be successful and make a contribution. 

High-Incidence Disabilities are disabilities that are more often seen in the regular education classroom. This resource is intended to be used by pre-service teacher who are learning about disabilities in the classroom and how to make accommodations for all learners. 

High-Incidence Disabilities are disabilities that are more often seen in the regular education classroom. This resource is intended to be used by pre-service teacher who are learning about disabilities in the classroom and how to make accommodations for all learners. 

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"The brain is the most complex biological structure known. All thoughts, movements, and behaviors are coordinated in this control center, where information is processed and transmitted in the form of electrical impulses and chemical signals. It perhaps comes as no surprise then, that alterations in this function can lead to neurological and psychiatric disorders. Now, a new study has pinpointed specific regions of a gene expressed in brain cells that appear to be associated with conditions such as developmental delay and intellectual disability. Neurodevelopmental disorders present early in life and are caused by impairments of growth, development, and function of the brain and central nervous system. With conditions including autism, attention deficit disorder, and schizophrenia, these disorders are characterized by deficits in cognitive, social, or personal functioning..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

Quick teaching tip: Working with intellectual disabilities in the classroom.

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It is a wonderful opportunity if you have access to a greenhouse. Students usually love working in the greenhouse and there are numerous ways to incorporate greenhouse activities into the curriculum. This is especially true for science, mathematics and vocational skills.
This webpage is a narrative of some of the activities students and staff worked on when we first adopted our greenhouse. Included are learning activities for high school students in a "life skills" program. A few related handouts are included as attached files.

This CAT focuses on the state of the research in regards to the following PICO question: Is social skills therapy or support effective in improving job readiness and success for adults with intellectual disabiliy?