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Transferring responsibility: the nature and effectiveness of parental planning for the future of adults with intellectual disability who remain at home until mid-life
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 21(4), December 1996, pp.295-312.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
As the life span of people with intellectual disability increases, many are likely to outlive their parents. Thus, increasingly, major issues facing adults who remain at home with their parents are the replacement of lifelong parental care and their transition from parental care. One strategy has been to encourage parents to plan for the future. Yet research indicates that parents are reluctant to do this and there is little evidence regarding the efficacy of planning. Using qualitative methods, this study examined retrospectively the nature and implementation of plans made by parents of 62 older Australian adults with intellectual disability.
Special families, special needs
- Authors:
- CROSS Gill, MARKS Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.3.96, 1996, pp.38-40.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Community nurses have an important role to play in helping parents with learning disabilities to care for their children successfully. This article explains how.
Support for families: helping children with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, CIGNO Katy
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 165p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research study looking at what kind of support is currently used by families with a child with learning difficulties.
Aging parents of adult children with mental retardation: is age a factor in their perception of burdens or gratifications?
- Authors:
- MCDERMOTT Suzanne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 27(1/2), 1996, pp.133-148.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article describes a study of ageing parents of adult children with learning difficulties. The challenges faced by ageing parents are discussed from the perspective of life-span developmental psychology. Examines whether there are differences based on age of parent in caregiver burdens and caregiver gratifications. No significant differences on the basis of age were found and analyses of the results suggest that age of parent may be less helpful in understanding the experiences of life-long caregiving than family context and history. Recommendations for practice and policy are discussed.
Doing what mum wants me to do: looking at family relationships from the point of view of people with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), 1996, pp.324-341.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines what some adults with intellectual disabilities have to say about relationships with their parents. The data arises from biographical interviews with 22 adults. It demonstrates that when adults with intellectual disabilities are asked to speak about relationships they present views which challenge some stereotypical views about care and dependency. The paper concludes with some observations on implications for professionals working with adults with disabilities and their families.
Persistence and change in challenging and problem behaviours of young adults with intellectual disability living in the family home
- Authors:
- KLEMAN Chris, ALBORZ Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(3), 1996, pp.181-193.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Persistence and change in the challenging and problem behaviours of a group of young adults with learning disability who were living in their family homes are described. Parents were interviewed in 1988 and again in 1993. The data suggest that challenging and problem behaviours were highly persistent: 83% of people who were injuring parents in 1988 were still injuring in 1993. Corresponding persistence levels for other behaviours were: destructive behaviours 7%; self-injury, 75% night disturbance, 96%; problems with supervision, 73%. The data show a significant decline in the occurrence and frequency of self-injury.
Supported parenting for people with learning difficulties: lessons from Winconsin
- Authors:
- BOOTH Tim, BOOTH Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Representing Children, 9(2), 1996, pp.99-107.
- Publisher:
- National Youth Advocacy Service
Describes the work of the authors who are currently working on an action research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The aim of the project is to develop a local support network for parents with learning difficulties which is based on the principles of advocacy and self help.
Needs of parents of young children with developmental delay: implications for social work practice
- Author:
- BOSCH Lois A.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 77(8), October 1996, pp.477-487.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Recent legislations in the USA, requires that parental needs be addressed in the service delivery to families of infants and toddlers with a developmental delay. The author reviews the historical, empirical, and conceptual factors in early intervention services as well as the literature on parental needs and sources of social support for parents of young children with developmental delays. Practice principles to guide social work practice in early intervention are presented. These principles include professional competence, addressing the instrumental and emotional needs of parents, and the need for parental involvement in service plans. Recommended practice principles also include focus on parental strengths, the ecological context of families, and consideration of cultural diversity.
Seeing red
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, ROBINSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.10.96, 1996, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A recent survey found most people with learning difficulties valued the chance to live with their family. So why make things difficult by introducing legislation which often prohibits this option? Reports on the red tape tying people up in knots.
Struggles with time: the careers of parents with adult sons and daughters with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- TODD Stuart, SHEARN Julia
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 11(3), September 1996, pp.379-401.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The experiences of parents with adult offspring with learning disability and the meanings their parental careers have for them, has been the subject of very little empirical research. This paper describes and examines some of the features that have given shape and meaning to the day to day lives of parents of co-resident adults with learning disabilities. Their accounts of their situations reveal that 'time' was a factor of some importance. Participants suggested that socialisation into the parental role was one that continued over the life course. In addition, they also felt that the services they received were based upon an inadequate and too narrow an understanding of how they experienced 'time'. The data reveal that both 'over time' and 'in time', parents struggled to maintain a set of aspirations for a typical life. The data show that for many parents there was a slow accommodation to the constraints of service provision and, as a result, their needs for service support became less extensive.