Parental roles in the post-school adjustment of their son or daughter with a disability
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities
- Vol. 17 (3), 313-320
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07263869100034641
Abstract
The parents of students who had recently graduated from schools catering for adolescents with a moderate and/or severe intellectual disability were interviewed to determine their perspectives of the post-school adjustment of their son or daughter. The results indicated that virtually all parents continued to play a significant role in maintaining the welfare of their child, that the present vocational situation for these ex-students varied widely, and that many families looked to the future with some uncertainty. The implications of these results, with regard to community service provision, are discussed.Keywords
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