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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
From Mainstream Employment to Mainstream Retirement: A Randomised Controlled Trial of A Transition to Retirement Intervention for Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Brotherton, Michelle; Stancliffe, Roger J.; O'Loughlin, Kate; Wilson, Nathan J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: We evaluated a transition to retirement intervention that adapted strategies used to support employment of people with intellectual disability in mainstream workplaces. The intervention facilitated their independent participation in mainstream community groups and volunteering. Methods: We randomised 29 older Australians who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Employment
Feasibility of School-Based Parent Support Groups for Transition-Aged Youth with Intellectual Disabilities
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Lee, Chung Eun; Choi, Minsik – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Parents experience difficulties supporting children with intellectual disabilities when they exit the school system. One promising way to mitigate this problem is to set up school-based parent support groups. This study aimed to examine the development and feasibility of school-based parent support groups in South Korea designed to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Social Support Groups, Parents, Empowerment
Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions and Discharges of People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Time Series Analysis of English National Data
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Langdon, Peter E.; Thompson, Paul A.; Shepstone, Lee; Perez-Olivas, Gisela; Melvin, Clare L.; Barnoux, Magali; Alexander, Regi; Roy, Ashok; Devapriam, John – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: We examined whether a series of variables were related to the number of psychiatric inpatients using publicly available data about English psychiatric bed utilisation and NHS workforce. Method: Using linear regression, with auto-regressive errors, we examined relationships between variables over time using data from December 2013 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatry, Patients
Parent Involvement in Post-School Transition Services for Senior High School Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Yu-Jung Hsieh; Wei-Sho Ho; Shu-Jou Sun – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Parents play a key role in the transition process of their children. After high school students with intellectual disabilities leave the school system, they need the cooperation of schools and families to ensure successful employment and independent living. Methods: A case study was conducted in a Taiwanese high school special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Students with Disabilities, 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
Tensions around Inclusion: Reframing the Moral Horizon
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Clegg, Jennifer; Murphy, Elizabeth; Almack, Kathryn; Harvey, Anna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Inclusion is one of four policies for people with disabilities in the UK. Criticisms of its three key attributes--mainstreaming, independent living and employment--are reviewed. Methods: This study of 28 young people, most with severe intellectual disabilities, investigated engagement with inclusion at their transition to adult…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mainstreaming, Independent Living, Severe Mental Retardation