Adult Status of Mildly Retarded Past-Pupils from Special Education. Part II: Social Adaptation.

Toomey, John F.; O'Callaghan, Richard J.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Adult Status of Mildly Retarded Past-Pupils from Special Education. Part II: Social Adaptation.

Toomey, John F.; O'Callaghan, Richard J.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v6 n3 p301-12 1983

The second of two reports on post-special school adjustment of 382 mildly retarded persons, aged 15 to 35 years, in Ireland, gives data on marriage, children, adaptive skills, living arrangements, problem behavior, and social contact. Among the results: sex and socioeconomic class are significantly related to social independence. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Adults, Child Rearing, Individual Characteristics, Marriage, Mild Mental Retardation, Social Adjustment

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland

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