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The Deinstitutionalization of People with a Developmental Disability under the Richmond Program: I. Changes in Adaptive Behaviour.
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Molony, Helen; Taplin, John E. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This study of 26 deinstitutionalized and 31 institutionalized developmentally disabled New South Wales adults found that relocated subjects demonstrated a significant increase in adaptive functioning after 1 year of community living. No corresponding change was found for institutionalized subjects. Daily living skills improved the most, followed…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Change, Community Programs