Transition to adulthood as a joint parent-youth project for young persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Sheila K. Marshall, Tim Stainton, Jessie M. Wall, Ma Zhu, John Murray, Siwei Wu, Asmae El Bouhali, Filomena Parada, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Richard A. Young

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Abstract

Eight dyads (N = 16) residing in Western Canada participated in this investigation of how young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their parents jointly construct, articulate, and act on goals pertinent to the young adults' transition to adulthood. Using the actionproject method to collect and analyze conversations and video recall data, cases were grouped representing the ways goal-directed projects brought relationship (n = 4), planning (n = 3) or both (n = 1) to the foreground as joint projects. Resources internal to the dyad such as emotional resources, and external to the dyad, facilitated formulation and pursuit of projects. Lack of external supports and limited parental knowledge about IDD hindered joint project formulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-277
Number of pages15
JournalIntellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2018

Keywords

  • Goal-directed action
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Parents
  • Transition to adulthood

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Community and Home Care
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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