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Room to move: a book for parents of young people with learning disabilities leaving home
- Author:
- COWEN Alison
- Publisher:
- Pavilion,|Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 114p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Leaving home is a rite of passage which most young people take for granted. For young people with learning disabilities, the decision to leave home usually has to be taken in a more carefully planned way. The book looks at the practical and emotional issues involved when a young person leaves home to live independently of their family. The book draws on the experiences of parents and young people, showing how they cope during and after the move. There are practical tips for parents and also views from the people who are the focus of the book, the young people themselves.
Taking care
- Author:
- COWEN Alison
- Publisher:
- Family Fund/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Written by parents of children with a wide range of disabilities, including learning difficulties, sensory impairments and physical disabilities. Shows how parents of disabled children experience high levels of stress, but also how they find their own ways of coping and of enjoying life with a disabled child. Aimed not only at other parents, but also at service providers. Shows the importance of properly co-ordinated support and the need for improved information.