This chapter is concerned with the important, but often overlooked, role of parents and
carers in the transition of young people with chronic conditions. It examines past and current …

Background When transitioning to adulthood, youth with disabilities and their families face
many service gaps. Successful inter-agency collaborations can promote family-centred …

The overall aim of this first Finnish PhD dissertation on the subject was to use the quality of
life and systems thinking frameworks to develop a quality of life implementation feedback …

The aim of this chapter is to provide a foundation and context for the other chapters in this
book. It will first explore definitions of intellectual disability, and then move to examine how …

In this chapter, students of nursing will explore the nature of intellectual disabilities
throughout the lifespan and its relationship to intellectual disability nursing. This will be …

This chapter presents and explores definitions and theories related to transitions and the
policy and practice responses necessary to ensure the needs of individuals at different …

Adaptive care plans (ACPs) are an innovative method to providing care for children and
adolescents with developmental disabilities who have challenging behaviors during …

Background: Parents of children diagnosed with intellectual disability are at increased risk of
mental and physical health difficulties compared with other parents. They are likely to …

Canada has 6.2 million disabled people, 18.4 percent of whom live in rural and remote
areas (Randal & Thurston, 2022). Yet there is a lack of lived experience of rural disability …

I denne artikkelen analyserer vi hvordan unge som lever med intellektuelle
funksjonsnedsettelser, erfarer samhandlingen med foreldre og foresatte i overgangen til …