Quality of Life in Adults With Intellectual Disability: Observation‐Measurement Findings and Social Validity Among Direct Service Providers
Quality of Life in Adults With Intellectual Disability: Observation‐Measurement Findings and Social Validity Among Direct Service Providers
James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA-D
Frank L. Bird, M.Ed., LABA , BCBA, CDE®
Jill M. Harper, Ph.D., LABA, BCBA, CDE®
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Amanda Duffy, MEd, BCBA, LBS
Matt Dye
The quality of life (QoL) for persons with intellectual disability has been and remains a concern of behavior analysis service providers (Gambrill 2012; Luiselli et al. 2026; Schwartz and Kelly 2021). Defined broadly, QoL is “an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns” (World Health Organization 1997, 1).
