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Direct linkCarter, Erik W.; Carlton, Mary E.; Travers, Hilary E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Understanding the positive qualities of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can provide a much-needed counterpoint to deficit-based depictions of disability. Method: This study examined how 163 young adults (ages 18-30) viewed the strengths of their brothers and sisters with intellectual disability or autism…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Autism
Tozer, Rosemary; Atkin, Karl – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: The potential of adult siblings to offer long-term support to a brother or sister with autism is rarely realized. To understand this, our study explores the expectations of social care among adult siblings. Method: Using qualitative interviews, we spoke to 21 adult siblings about their family relationships and engagement with service…
Descriptors: Autism, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Caring
Noonan, Hester; O' Donoghue, Isabelle; Wilson, Charlotte – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Supporting an adult with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be associated with family stress but also with personal growth and resilience. Research providing insight into how typically developing siblings make sense of their unique sibling relationships in adulthood remains limited. Method: Using interpretative phenomenological…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Family Relationship, Stress Variables
McConkey, Roy; Gent, Clare; Scowcroft, Emma – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: Specialist short break services aim to provide enhanced support to family carers as a means of preventing children whose behaviours severely challenge from being placed in full-time residential care. To date, there is limited evidence as to the functioning and effectiveness of such services. Methods: In all, 17 children were selected…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Behavior, Disabilities, Family Programs
