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Time and the person: the impact of support services on the lives of parents of adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- TODD Stuart, SHEARN Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 1996, pp.40-60.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Employing data derived from a qualitative, in depth study of the experiences of parents of co-resident adult offspring with intellectual disabilities, this article examines some features of parents' lives which shape parents' need for support and their assessment of the adequacy of support received. Support services were positively received in the what they interrupted, what would otherwise be, a continuous cycle of care. The development of support services is discussed in terms of two phases. The first phase involves supporting parents through sharing the parental workload. The second involves supporting the person and his/her range of personal aspirations and interests. The implications which this latter phase may have for other forms of service provision are briefly discussed.