This article explores the social lives of young adults with disabilities as they were transitioning from school to adult life. The young adults were former participants of the Access to Community Employment and Education Program (ACEE) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a program, which focuses on...
A Social-Cognitive Exploration of the Career and College Understanding of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: (2015). What's in it for me? The meaning of involvement in a self-advocacy group for six people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual... MM Gibbons,H Justina,...
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability. J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2003;47:51-58Google Scholar 16. Gustafsson C, Sonnander K. Occurrence of mental health problems in Swedish samples of adults with intellectual disabilities. Soc ...
In the context of similar engagement with preventive care, this finding indicates a need for the improved quality, not quantity, of health care interac- tions with young adults with disabilities. Future inter- ventions should continue to emphasize multidisciplinary transition clinics, social support, ...
This study aimed to draw upon a sociocultural perspective for elucidating the process and outcome of peer learning interactions between young adults with serious learning disabilities. A heterogeneous group of ten young adults between ages of 18 and 27 participated in the year — long cognitive progr...
The constructs could be measured equivalently across disability groups, but young adults with high incidence disabilities, generally, experienced more positive outcomes than those with more severe disabilities, despite the finding that those with more severe disabilities have greater access to services and...
This pattern was found among all three groups of raters, including the elderly themselves. The elderly, however, rated themselves significantly more favorably than did the other groups. 展开 关键词: Aging (Individuals Attitudes Foreign Countries Middle Aged Adults Older Adults Youth ...
Moving Home: Social Integration for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Resettling into Community Provision The present study examined levels of social integration for individuals resettling into community provision following the phased closure of Gogarburn Hospi... A Ager,F Myers,P Kerr,... - 《Jo...
Although individuals with SCT have unique and varying developmental profiles, there is sufficient evidence that, on average, the social behavioral presentation of SCT is characterized by challenges in social functioning. School-aged children, adolescents and adults with SCT may show shy, withdrawn and ...
Because siblings are known to provide assistance to their brothers and sisters with disabilities, discovering what affects the levels of caregiving may help us understand why some people will partake in caretaking responsibilitiesof their siblings with disabilities and others will not. Participants include...