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Transition to Adulthood of Adolescents with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Content Validation of the SGU-PIMD to Support Families
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Luitwieler, Nicole; Luijkx, Jorien; Stege, Heleen A.; Grootoonk, Anneke; Schans, Cees P.; Putten, Annette A. J.; Waninge, Aly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: For families with adolescent children, the transition to adulthood is usually challenging. This period may be extra demanding for families with a child with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities due to the child's strong and persistent support needs. To support these families during this phase and to facilitate the transition…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Family Role, Severe Intellectual Disability
A Family Systems Perspective on Supporting Self-Determination in Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Taylor, Whitney D.; Cobigo, Virginie; Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: This study explored the way families support self-determination in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) during life transitions. Method: Qualitative case studies were conducted with two Canadian families who participated in semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations every quarter for one…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Self Determination, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
Obstacles to the Transition to Adulthood of People with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability and Potential Solutions: Perspectives of Professionals in One Region of Quebec
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Gauthier-Boudreault, C.; Couture, M.; Gallagher, F. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Planning the transition to adulthood of youth with severe to profound intellectual disability (ID) requires professionals from different institutions to work together. However, there are few studies in the literature that focus on professionals involved in this transition. Method: This study documented factors impacting the transition…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Barriers, Foreign Countries
Transition to Adulthood as a Joint Parent-Youth Project for Young Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Marshall, Sheila K.; Stainton, Tim; Wall, Jessie M.; Zhu, Ma; Murray, John; Wu, Siwei; El Bouhali, Asmae; Parada, Filomena; Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Young, Richard A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Eight dyads (N = 16) residing in Western Canada participated in this investigation of how young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their parents jointly construct, articulate, and act on goals pertinent to the young adults' transition to adulthood. Using the action-project method to collect and analyze conversations…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities