Machine generated contents note: 1. Editorial 7 -- David May, University of Dundee -- 2. Transition and Change in the Lives of Families with a Young Disabled Child: The Early Years 15 -- Carol Robinson, University of Bristol -- 3. Individuals with Learning Difficulties in the School Context 37 -- George OB. Thomson, Universiy of Edinburgh -- 4. Negotiating Adolescence 55 -- Billie Shepperdson, University of Leicester -- 5. Becoming Adult: School Leaving, Jobs and the Transition to Adult Life 75 -- David May, University of Dundee -- 6. Programming Adulthood: Intellectual Disability and Adult Services 97 -- Murray K. Simpson, University of Dundee -- 7. Marriage and Parenting 117 -- David May and Murray K. Simpson, University of Dundee -- 8. Rights of Passage: Life Course Transitions for Women with Intellectual Disabilities 135 -- Patricia Noonan Walsh, National University of Ireland, Dublin -- 9. Bringing Lives into Focus: The Disabled Person's Perspective 157 -- Dorothy Atkinson, The Open University -- 10. Older Family Carers: Challenges, Coping Strategies and Support 177 -- Gordon Grant, University of Sheffield -- 11. Stability and Change in the Later Years: The Impact of Service Provision on Older People with Intellectual Disabilities 195 -- James Hogg, White |