Offering choices to people with intellectual disabilities: An interactional study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1165-1175

  Antaki, Charles ^a   Finlay, W ^b   Walton, C ^c   Pate, L ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choices; Conversation analysis; Intellectual disabilities; Interaction; Residential homes; Staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 56649117257     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01101.x     Document Type: Article

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