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McCabe, Helen – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2008
This article reports the experiences of families of children with autism in the People's Republic of China. The caregivers of 43 children with autism attending one of two short-term (3-month) intervention programmes for young children with autism were interviewed about their experiences before, during, and after the programme. Parent-to-parent…
Descriptors: Autism, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Pretests Posttests
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Knox, Marie; Bigby, Christine – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2007
This study explores meanings of family care held by seven families that include a middle-aged adult with intellectually disability. In-depth interviews were conducted with members of each family--the person with intellectual disability, parents, siblings, and sibling spouses. Participants described care as simply getting on with their lives, as…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Midlife Transitions, Family Life, Family (Sociological Unit)