Use of visual tools to report sexual abuse for adults with mental retardation.

Adults with mental retardation were assessed for their ability to use visual tools for identifying body parts. Participants were shown three representations: anatomical dolls, anatomical drawings, and live models, each of which had a sticker placed on a body part. They were asked to name that body part and place a sticker in the same place on their own body.

Development of a psychopathology rating scale for children with mental retardation.

A total of 583 children and adolescents with mental retardation were rated on a new psychometric instrument designed to screen for dual diagnosis (psychopathology in individuals with mental retardation). Two psychiatrists and two clinical psychologists judged the items to have face validity as expressions of psychopathology in children and adolescents with mental retardation. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .

Evaluation of the dating skills program for improving heterosocial interactions in people with mental retardation.

The effectiveness of a social skills training program for improving heterosocial interactions in persons with mental retardation was examined. Moderate to borderline mentally retarded subjects were selected based on problems with social anxiety and social skill deficits. Subjects were then randomly assigned to either a 12-session Dating Skills Program (DSP) or a wait list control (WLC) group.