Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Page 1 Chapter 22
ADOLESCENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES Penny …

Objectives: To contrast families headed by parents with disabilities raising children ages 11-
17 years with families headed by parents without disabilities. Study Design: There were 3 …

Few studies have investigated the experiences of adult children of parents with disabilities.
This study explores social factors related to child outcomes with a focus on the roles of …

Obtaining the perspective of individuals with developmental delays (DD) is one of the major
emergent trends in contemporary DD research (Lunsky & Benson, 1997). In this study, self …

This chapter first provides a brief historical perspective on disabilities, followed by a
discussion of contemporary issues regarding definitions and classification schemes. We …

The actual duration of the process varies from culture to culture. Among the poor,
adolescence may be an extremely short period of time, with the adolescent becoming …

Adolescents with disabilities face many challenges common to their typically developing
peers. However, the ways that they resolve them may differ. The focus of this narrative …

This chapter focuses on past and present themes in research on families of adolescents and
adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), as well as suggested future …

Learning disabilities are estimated to affect 5% to 9% of US children. Risk factors include a
family history of learning disabilities, environmental factors during gestation or birth, and …

Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are those with central nervous system
impairments who have, or are at risk for, persistent limitations in everyday functioning and …