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Economic Cost of Autism in the UK
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Knapp, Martin; Romeo, Renee; Beecham, Jennifer – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Autism has lifetime consequences, with potentially a range of impacts on the health, wellbeing, social integration and quality of life of individuals and families. Many of those impacts are economic. This study estimated the costs of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the UK. Data on prevalence, level of intellectual disability and place of…
Descriptors: Place of Residence, Social Integration, Mental Retardation, Autism
The Quality and Costs of Community-Based Residential Supports and Residential Campuses for People with Severe and Complex Disabilities.
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Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Gregory, Nicky; Kessissoglou, Sophia; Hallam, Chris; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Jarbrink, Krister; Netten, Ann; Linehan, Christine – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2000
The costs, nature, and benefits of residential supports were examined for 20 adults with severe disabilities living in newly built residential campuses and 20 adults living in small community-based dispersed housing schemes. Participants living in dispersed housing schemes enjoyed significantly greater quality of care and quality of life.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Independent Living, Program Costs
Quality and Costs of Community-based Residential Supports, Village Communities, and Residential Campuses in the United Kingdom.
Emerson, Eric; Robertson, Janet; Gregory, Nicky; Hatton, Chris; Kessissoglou, Sophia; Hallam, Angela; Knapp, Martin; Jarbrink, Krister; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Netten, Ann – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A study of 86 adults with mental retardation living in village communities, 133 in residential campuses, and 281 in dispersed housing schemes found dispersed housing had higher costs and had greater quality of care than did residential campuses. Quality of life benefits were associated with dispersed housing and village communities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Foreign Countries, Group Homes