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Direct linkIra, Vanessa B. – Exceptional Parent, 2012
The reality is sobering. According to a report published on the online site of Children's Hospital Boston, about 57,000 babies weighing less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 4 ounces) are born annually in the United States. With medical advances, as of 2005, survival of these frail infants has increased from about 20 percent 15 years ago to nearly 90…
Descriptors: Long Range Planning, Disabilities, Caregivers, Money Management
Smith, Gregory C.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
Mothers (n=235), ages 58 to 96, caring for adult offspring with mental retardation were interviewed. Four variables influenced their stage of permanency planning: (1) use of services for offspring, (2) non-use of avoidance coping, (3) self-perception of age-related changes, and (4) help from offspring without mental retardation. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adult Children, Caregivers, Coping, Interviews
