Because comprehensive care for adult children with disabilities presents a significant psychophysical challenge for the health of elderly parents, and also considering the research results that point to the importance of their surrounding's support, the aim of this research was to gain initial insight ...
Because comprehensive care for adult children with disabilities presents a significant psychophysical challenge for the health of elderly parents, and also considering the research results that point to the importance of their surrounding's support, the aim of this research was to gain initial insight ...
The article describes an innovative, person-centred service provided to families who had a child or teenager with severe learning (intellectual) disabilities. It was delivered in three areas within Northern Ireland: two urban and one rural. The service promoted the social inclusion of young people ...
To assess time costs of caring for children with severe disabilities in the community compared to caring for children without disabilities, a diary- and questionnaire-based study was carried out. Sixteen complete data sets were obtained from families with children who have disabilities (mean age 8.7...
Caring over time for a child/young adult with a learning disability requires that the family, and in particular the mother, negotiate their needs with services and professionals, and these negotiations are complicated further by significant behavioural issues in the children. This study reports on a...
We are a compassionate caregiver for children and adults with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities or behavioral needs.
Initiatives to advocate for social welfare of children with disabilities are taking place and the government is aware of that. The major aim of this study was to explore challenges parents or guardians experienced while caring for their mentally ill children. Specifically, it aimed at identifying ...
Sylvia has cared for people since she was 13 years old and her home is never empty of children. The 52-year-old has also offered respite care to four children with disabilities - including autism and Down Syndrome - since 1992. She has passed on her selfless need to help others to ...
Maternal stress in caring for children with feeding disabilities: Implications for health care... Provides information on a study which compared the stress experienced by mothers of children with feeding disorders and to those mothers of children with o... Adams,Rebecca,A.,... - 《Journal of ...
Caring for independent lives: Geographies of caring for young adults with intellectual disabilities This paper engages with the emerging disciplinary clash between 'care' and 'independence' within disability studies by examining the geography of home care... A Power - 《Social Science & Medicine》 ...