Out of School and Into Distress: Families of Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Transition

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 774-781

  McKenzie, Katherine ^a   Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène ^a,b   Blinkhorn, Ashleigh ^a   Démoré, Ashley ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ongwanada   (Canada)

Author keywords

distress; parents; school; transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT CHILDREN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973884427     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12264     Document Type: Article

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