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Hoskin, Janet – British Journal of Special Education, 2017
The new Special Educational Needs and Disability legislation in the Children and Families Act 2014 intends to raise the aspirations of young people with special educational needs and their families, and improve their life outcomes. But what do raised aspirations and better outcomes look like for young people who have a life-limiting impairment?…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Legislation, Student Needs, Aspiration
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Greenberg, Jan S.; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Baker, Jason K.; Smith, Leann E.; Warren, Steven F.; Brady, Nancy; Hong, Jinkuk – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
We examine how the family environment is associated with aspects of the Fragile X syndrome phenotype during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Mothers of children (n = 48), adolescents (n = 85), and adults (n = 34) with Fragile X syndrome participated in a multisite study. For children and adults with Fragile X syndrome, the presence of warmth…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Adolescents, Criticism, Family Environment
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Wulffaert, Josette; Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Parenting stress was investigated in mothers with a child with Angelman syndrome (AS) or Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), which are genetically related. Method: Mothers of 24 children with AS and 23 children with PWS (2-12 years) completed the Nijmegen Parenting Stress Index-Short, Developmental Behaviour Checklist, and Vineland Screener…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Retardation, Family Programs, Child Rearing