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Peer reviewedJames, Terrance N.; Brown, Roy I. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Management of psychosocial aspects of Prader-Willi syndrome is considered for several quality of life issues, including social change, increased life expectancy, parent stress, child stress, independence, residential options, and access to services. (JDD)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Normalization (Disabilities), Quality of Life, Stress Management
Peer reviewedEmerson, Eric; Hatton, Chris – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
The United Kingdom literature on effects of deinstitutionalization of adults with developmental disabilities from 1980 to 1994 was reviewed. Analysis generally associated smaller, community-based residential services with improvements in user engagement, adaptive behaviors and challenging behaviors, community acceptance and integration,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Download full textAshline, Melissa – 1993
This review of the professional and programmatic literature in the field of developmental disabilities focuses on ways in which individuals with developmental disabilities and their families are becoming increasingly involved in program evaluation and quality assurance efforts. Three major movements are having an impact on this activity: state and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Normalization (Disabilities)
