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Direct linkHabayeb, Serene; Al-Harahsheh, Sanaa; Ratto, Allison; Verbalis, Alyssa; Pugliese, Cara; Nadwodny, Nicole; Al-Meer, Feras; El-Akoum, Maha – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Autism services in Qatar are expanding rapidly, but focus predominantly on young children. The shortage of qualified autism providers and minimal opportunities for autistic youth to participate in school, work, and community have led to a growing population of autistic youth transitioning to adulthood with substantial unmet needs for behavioral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Respite Care
Nicholson, Emma; Guerin, Suzanne; Keogh, Fiona; Dodd, Philip – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2019
Background: Respite care is an essential support for people with intellectual disabilities and their families; however, there is limited evidence examining different models of respite care. The present research examined quality of life among adults with intellectual disabilities using three different models of respite services in Ireland. Method:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Residential Care
Caples, Maria; Sweeney, John – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Two-thirds of the people registered on the Irish National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD) reside at home with family members frequently supporting them (Kelly et al., "National Intellectual Disability Database Committee Annual Report 2006," Health Research, 2007). Use of respite care services by parents with a child/adult with an…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Parents
Download full textSung, Minjung; Park, Jiyeon – International Journal of Special Education, 2012
In this study, a family support program was carried out for primary caregivers of children with disabilities. The program included respite care, recreation programs, counseling, and social support coordination based on individual needs of each family. In order to verify the intervention effects, parenting stress and family quality of life were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, Quality of Life
Burton-Smith, Rosanne; McVilly, Keith R.; Yazbeck, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Tsutsui, Takako – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Access to Information, Respite Care, Foreign Countries
Jardim, Claudia; Pakenham, Kenneth I. – Clinical Psychologist, 2009
Informal carers of an adult with mental illness have asked that respite care be an integral component of mental health service provision. The present study involved a pilot investigation of the effectiveness of accessing respite care for carers of individuals with a mental illness. It was hypothesised that compared to carers who have not accessed…
Descriptors: Health Services, Life Satisfaction, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
Higgins, Daryl J.; Bailey, Susan R.; Pearce, Julian C. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2005
A survey of parents/caregivers of a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was conducted to examine the relationship between ASD characteristics, family functioning and coping strategies. Having a child with ASD places considerable stress on the family. Primary caregivers of a child with ASD from a regional and rural area in Victoria,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Rural Areas, Quality of Life
