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General Health Status of Youth with Autism with and without Intellectual Disabilities Transitioning from Special Education, and Its Relationship to Personal and Family Circumstances: Longitudinal Cohort Study
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Rydzewska, Ewelina; Fleming, Michael; Mackay, Daniel; Young-Southward, Genevieve; Blacher, Jan; Bolourian, Yasamin Ross; Widaman, Keith; Cooper, Sally-Ann – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Objective: Transition from school to early adulthood incurs many changes and may be associated with deterioration in general health in youth with autism. We aimed to investigate this. Method: The National Longitudinal Transitions Study-2 is a USA nationally representative sample of youth receiving special education services, aged 13-17 at wave 1,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Changes in Family Composition and Marital Status in Families with a Young Child with Cognitive Delay
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Hatton, Chris; Emerson, Eric; Graham, Hilary; Blacher, Jan; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Few studies have investigated parental separation, partnering and re-partnering among population-based cohorts of children at risk of intellectual or developmental disabilities. Methods: Secondary analysis of data extracted from Waves 1-3 of the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Information on the residence status of parents at Waves 1, 2…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Family (Sociological Unit), Mental Retardation, Family Life