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Ruth Walker; Irene Belperio; Christine Bigby; Ilan Wiesel; Fiona Rillotta; Claire Hutchinson – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: It is well documented that many adults with intellectual disabilities live with ageing parents, often without concrete plans for transitioning to alternative living arrangements. Little is known about transition experiences once they occur. This study explores the experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities and their family…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Family Environment, Group Homes, Adults
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Gael I. Orsmond; Sharada G. Krishnan; Elizabeth G. S. Munsell; Ellen S. Cohn; Wendy J. Coster – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Research documents poor outcomes for autistic adults in the domains of employment, independent living, and social relationships. Measurement and sample limitations in prior studies may have amplified past estimates of poor outcomes. The goal of the current study was to improve upon past approaches and to create and describe a measurement…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Adults, High School Graduates, Employment
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Connie Anderson; Alan Iampieri; Leah Franklin; Amy Daniels; Katharine Diehl; J. Kiely Law – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
To explore issues surrounding re-consenting youth in longitudinal studies as they reach legal adulthood interviews were conducted with 46 parents plus 13 autistic teens enrolled in the Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge (SPARK) study. Qualitative analysis focused on family sensitivities regarding guardianship decisions,…
Descriptors: Informed Consent, Pediatrics, Research Methodology, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Yildiz, Gizem; Cavkaytar, Atilla – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
It is important to provide the independent life support individuals with intellectual disabilities need in preparing for employment. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Pre-Employment Independent Life Education Program (PILEP) design based on the needs to inform and support young adults. The research model…
Descriptors: Career Development, Independent Living, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability
Sinclair, James; Unruh, Deanne; Kelly, Kim – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
Increasing engagement to school, employment, and community are strong predictors of reducing recidivism for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This study examined what occurs at reentry upon leaving a youth correctional setting. This study comprised of qualitative semi-structured interviews of transition specialists (TSs; n = 7) and…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Specialists, Transitional Programs, Youth
Sara Fung; Jessica Haspel; Susanna Kniffen; Amanda Miller McKinney; Danielle Wondra – Children Now, 2023
As of October 2022, over 53,000 children and youth are in foster care in California, including approximately 13,000 youth between the ages of 16 and 21. The State has an obligation to offer services and supports to help these young people transition into adulthood. The Independent Living Program (ILP) helps transition age youth currently or…
Descriptors: Youth, Foster Care, Young Adults, Transitional Programs
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Adrian D. van Breda – Child Care in Practice, 2024
While supportive relationships are important for probably everyone and while research indicates that supportive relationships contribute towards improved care-leaving outcomes for young people who grew up in care, there is no research that shows their contribution year by year over the first several years out of care. The aim of this study is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Transitional Programs, Independent Living
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Anthony J. Plotner; Charles B. Walters – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2023
An integral element of maximizing positive postschool outcomes for youth with disabilities is interagency collaboration. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) can be critical service providers for youth and young adults with disabilities. This study explored CIL professionals' contributions in supporting transition-age youth. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Youth, Independent Living, Special Schools
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Rubio-Jimenez, Ana Luisa; Kershner, Ruth – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: Young people with intellectual disability experience important transitions as they move towards independent adult living. Transition is supported by self-determination, comprising volition (making conscious choices) and agency (acting with intention). Dialogic interactions that legitimise students' voices potentially promote…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
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Charina Reyes; Adam Perzynski; Shanna Kralovic; H. Gerry Taylor; Steven Wexberg; Shijun Zhu; Thomas W. Frazier; Nancy Roizen – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Objective: To determine whether functional self-care skills and presence of behavior problems in youth with developmental disabilities are associated with parents planning for the youth's transition to adulthood. Methods: This multi-site study consisted of 167 parents of youth aged 10-22 years with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and/or other…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Planning, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Gitlow, Elissa; Kugley, Shannon; Shapiro, Sam; Kakuyama-Villaber, Reiko; Jacobsen, Helen; Chor, Brian; Dworsky, Amy – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2022
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) contracted with three child welfare providers that operate transitional living (TLP) or independent living (ILO) programs (or both) to implement LifeSet, an intensive case management program developed by Youth Villages, for youth in care who are 17.5 to 21 years old. LifeSet helps…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Program Implementation
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Gwenzi, Getrude Dadirai – Child Care in Practice, 2019
Much research has explored transitions into adulthood for children living in out-of-home care. However, most of these studies are concentrated in Western countries, leaving a gap of information from the Global South. This paper discusses findings from a small-scale qualitative study conducted in Harare, Zimbabwe. Semi-structured interviews with (n…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Residential Care, Caregiver Attitudes
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Hoskin, Janet – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
There are an increasing number of young people with a range of life-limiting impairments in our schools, colleges, universities and communities. One of these impairments is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare, life-limiting genetic muscle-wasting impairment that affects predominantly males. Twenty years ago, most people with DMD did not live…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Genetic Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Quality of Life
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Chin-Wen Liao; Shun-Ning Juan; Wei-Sho Ho; Shu-Jou Sun; Yu-Jung Hsieh – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Objectives: In the process of transition services, the active participation of teachers and parents is an important key to the successful employment and independent living of students with intellectual disabilities after leaving school. Methods: This study adopted a case study method, taking a high school in Taiwan that has a good transition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Parent Participation, Transitional Programs
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Bridges, Shannon A.; Robinson, Olivia P.; Stewart, Elizabeth W.; Kwon, Dongjin; Mutua, Kagendo – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2020
Independent living is recognized as a marker of adulthood. For individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, however, the need for continued support in completing daily living tasks reduces the likelihood of achieving independence in this domain. Barriers to living independently include increased dependence on family and support…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Daily Living Skills
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