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Widmer, Eric D.; Kempf, Nadine; Sapin, Marlene; Galli-Carminati, Giuliana – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This research explores the family configurations of young adults with intellectual disability. Based on a sample of 40 individuals interviewed two times in a year, we found as many as four types of family configurations, with distinct compositions, and different types of social capital. This diversity is not without consequences for individual…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Mental Retardation, Young Adults, Family Structure
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Cederlund, Mats; Hagberg, Bibbi; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Descriptive and comparative follow-up studies of young adult males with Asperger syndrome (AS) diagnosed in childhood, using both interview, self- and parent assessment instruments for the study of aspects of emotional well-being, social functioning, and cognitive-practical skills have not been performed in the past. One-hundred males with AS…
Descriptors: Schizophrenia, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Well Being