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Highlights: [•] Williams syndrome (WS) is associated with atypical face attention and social drive. [•] Results show that anxiety influences attention away from eye regions of faces in WS. [•] This suggests anxiety may mediate the allocation of attention to faces in WS. [•] Intervention should focus on anxiety reduction to improve atypical gaze behaviour. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Highlights: [•] We explored the relationship between antecedents and behavioral function using the QABF and the CAI. [•] Data from the validation of these instruments for the Spanish population were used. [•] The study involved 300 participants with intellectual disabilities and 328 challenging behavior. [•] Results identify social/cultural variables as the best predictors of challenging behavior. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Highlights: [•] The impact of visual impairments in self-esteem and LOC of adults were examined. [•] Sighted adults showed a higher score on the self-esteem. [•] Predictors of self-esteem were age at loss of sight and severity of visual impairment. [•] Predictors of LOC were the ability to move independent and severity of visual impairment. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This study used a standard keyboard with a newly developed finger-pressing position detection program (FPPDP), i.e. a new software program, which turns a standard keyboard into a finger-pressing position detector, to evaluate whether two people with developmental disabilities would be able to actively perform fine motor activities to control their preferred environmental stimulation. An ABAB design was adopted in this study. The data showed that both participants’ target responses (i.e. fine motor activities) significantly increased (i.e. they performed more fine motor activities to activate the environmental stimulation) during the intervention phases. The practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]