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Olivia Boorom; Heather Fielding-Gebhardt; Shelley Bredin-Oja; Kandace Fleming; Rebecca E. Swinburne Romine; Nancy Brady – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and their parents have a range of experiences navigating the crucial transition period between adolescence and adulthood. Semi structured interviews of 47 mothers of adolescents with FXS (mean child age = 15.89 years) were analyzed to identify mothers' changing expectations during the adolescent period and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Genetic Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Congenital Impairments
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Yi-Chen Wu; Xueqin Qian; Seunghee Lee; David R. Johnson; Martha L. Thurlow – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Using National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 data, this study explored parent and youth expectations in the areas of postsecondary education, employment, independent living, and financial independence. Compared to youth with other disabilities, youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their parents had much lower…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Expectation, Goal Orientation, Race