Constructing adulthood in discussions about the futures of young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Murphy, Elizabeth ^a   Clegg, Jennifer ^b   Almack, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult services; Adulthood; Autonomy; Self determination; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650134520     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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